jpdb beta

diary; journal

15

account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters

2

to kick out; to cut back (on spending)

1

spelling; orthography; patching; binding

3

binding a book in an oblong shape

1

cloth; tablecloth; wallpaper; wall fabric

2

sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops

1

to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt

5

counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level

3

to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up

1

to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge

11

to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting

1

pencil

9

bow (and arrow; esp. of a noble)

5

with gusto; with wild abandon; enthusiastically; energetically

1

series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza

1

tower; tall building; turret; lookout; (arch.) brothel

2

multistoried building

1

observation; survey; watching

2

-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person

11

ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole

2

to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic

10

being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)

2

thud

2

threat; intimidation; menace

1

engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses

16

engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)

11

perfect; just right; ideal

1

rattan; (rattan) cane (e.g. used in wicker furniture)

3

chair; stool; post; office; position

43

looking like one is waiting for someone

1

damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy

1

weeping forsythia (Forsythiae fructus, Forsythia suspensa); weeping golden bell

4

sparse; distant (of a relationship); estranged; alienated

9

sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic

2

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

23

medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)

16

one hundred-thousandth; sudden; abrupt; unexpected

2

playing on the koto

1

close friendship (i.e. strong enough to cut metal)

1

weeping willow

1

Wednesday

1

resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret

2

new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)

8

new; fresh; novel

5

another line

2

cross; crossed; cruciform

3

to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy

13

immediately; promptly

2

to draw a line

1