jpdb beta

lead of a pencil

1

to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)

5

to hesitate; to waver

8

to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)

1

until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it

3

miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic

2

dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot

1

remnant; residue; remaining; left-over

4

to irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious

1

starting line; starting point

2

to detain; to check; to restrain

1

jogging

1

(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain

1

bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry

9

site; plot; lot; grounds

1

here and there; everywhere

1

to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)

2

cherry tree

2

to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off

2

distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment

1

eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice

1

to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke

1

to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)

3

at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step

1

to spend time (on doing something)

1

fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless

1

line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)

6

to cross (e.g. road); to traverse

2

beginning; clue; starting point

1

to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair

1

good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response

1

easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all

1

to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on

2

faltering; hesitation

2

to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)

4

feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers

2

pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability

1

from the viewpoint of; according to

1

to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post

5

full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)

1

how; in what way; in what manner

1

in; on; at (place); as for; regarding

2

to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last

4

wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings

1

to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce

1

so; like this; in this way

10

serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)

5

to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience

2

junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school

1

mathematics; arithmetic

1