jpdb beta

the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous

3

altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced

1

reduction; curtailment

1

to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted

5

meal; Emperor's meal; meal of a noble; high-quality (of a food or drink); premium

5

morning; a.m.

2

pigeon; dove

1

eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin

1

withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction

2

to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)

1

four-legged tray for festive food

1

to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)

1

rice bowl; tea cup; teacup

7

to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)

2

smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)

1

round, wooden container for cooked rice

2

yellow

1

to paint in different colors (for different purposes) (colours)

1

East-Asian lacquer; japan; Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)

1

wood grain; unpainted wood

1

konnyaku cut into fine threads; konjac noodles

4

plate; dish (of food)

1

downcast look

1

one drop (of fluid)

1

sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)

1

sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)

1

day and night

1

round, wooden container for cooked rice

1

bee; wasp; hornet

1

fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely

1

to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by

2

banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping

2

to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about

1

show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture

1

sponge gourd (Luffa aegyptiaca); Egyptian cucumber; loofah; loofa; something useless

2

to make a mess of; to sacrifice; to waste

1

chest; coffer; rice tub; lidded round, wooden container for cooked rice

2

amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity

3

to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax

1

longed-for; anxiously awaited

1

to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)

3

to bail (e.g. water from a boat); to ladle

1

to scoop; to ladle out

1

to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about

4

smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)

1

failure

2

to rest; to suspend; to give relief

1

fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown

1

eloquence or flattery designed to deceive

1

to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation

1