jpdb beta

to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept

1

beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)

5

insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned

1

from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best

4

speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal

1

to give way to the light of the morning (i.e. the darkness gives way)

1

noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly

1

dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim

2

moisture; damp; richness; warmth; financial leeway; gains

2

to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon

1

earthenware; unglazed (bisque-fired) earthenware

2

to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)

1

drizzling (rain); blearily; weakly (blinking); dejectedly; gloomily

1

personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR

1

other people's affairs; somebody else's problem

1

hat; cap

1

to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested

1

quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes

1

dress; outfit

1

being on duty; person on duty

1

to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left

1

cooked rice; meal

2

unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly

2

young man unknowing of women; male virgin

1

cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn across chest, e.g. by election candidate or relay runners); wrapper band on books, CDs, etc.

2

to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)

1

door; entrance; gateway

4

to; traditional unit of volume, approx. 18 litres; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar); Chinese "Dipper" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

2

cask; barrel

1

ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)

1

three times a day (of meals)

1

to bite through; to eat up; to consume entirely

1

tedious; boring; being fed up with

1

good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial

2

evolution; progress

1

one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation

2

miso soup

2

walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)

1

without doing ...; don't

1

cooked rice; meal

1

first; new

174

departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.

1

strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly

1

obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)

1

oh, yes?; really?

4

this

1

look!; there!; here!; that is

1

damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing

2

mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief

5

period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty

1