jpdb beta

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

2

washing (someone else's body); scrubbing each other

1

reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation

1

all over; given in; given up hope; bring to knees

1

armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track

1

separate; respective; different

1

harmless to humans and animals; having no influence; unimportant; insignificant

1

futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)

5

spirits; excitement; tension; tension (mental strain); anxiety

2

to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)

1

hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour

1

grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult

2

slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure

1

staying up late; sitting up late at night; keeping late hours

1

moderate

2

good night

1

next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour

1

sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest

3

it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...

3

scissors (in rock-paper-scissors)

1

pat; tap; pop; crack; cutesy suffix applied to names

1

opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows

2

to read too much

1

honest person; person of integrity; straight shooter

1

sleeping posture

2

adds emphasis to the following verb or indicates that the action is done forcefully or violently

2

excursion; field trip; school trip

2

to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off

1

to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)

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)

2

pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in

4

quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful

2

girl talk

2

raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start; beginning

1

revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth

2

chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox

1

the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; flavour of ghee; (fig.) delicious taste; Buddha's gracious teachings

1

heavy-hearted; depressed; dispirited; (feeling) down; feeling reluctant (to do)

1

first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

2

sitting; feast; speech

1

fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare

1

ghost story; tale of the supernatural

1

ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon

1

makuragaeshi; monster that flips pillows over at night; changing a pillow position (esp. for a dead body); acrobatic routine involving multiple wooden pillows

2

story of one's experience; recounting of one's experiences; narrative; testimonial

1

every evening; night after night

1

bedside; near one's pillow

1

to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over

1

direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination

1

to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend

1