jpdb beta

close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex

1

watercolor painting; watercolour painting

2

to be bothered (by something); to suffer

2

straw-thatching; straw-thatched roof

5

artist's brush

9

drawing paper

1

to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export

2

comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery

1

painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate

1

way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment

1

inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience

1

kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)

4

drying in the shade

1

astringent persimmon

1

to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break

3

Whatman

1

to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up

6

mochi cut thin, dried, and baked or fried

1

looking at from the corner of one's eye; sidelong glance; disregarding; ignoring; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump

1

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

1

the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)

2

to draw a line

1

with a clink; with a soft thud; with a faint snap (e.g. of a book closing); suddenly; all of a sudden

1

at this stage; at this point; (only) now

1

to be extraordinary; to be exceptional; to go beyond the limit

1

fusuma; Japanese sliding screen

1

tea utensils; container for powdered green tea (tea ceremony)

1

feminine; effeminate

1

to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with

1

once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time

6

cancer

2

adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone

2

spirit of study (inquiry, enquiry); (having) an inquiring mind

1

affection; love

1

humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners

1

likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences; pickiness (esp. about food); choosiness; fussiness

1

natural scientist; philosopher

4

to be affectionate to; to treat tenderly; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress

2

degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent

1

to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate

2

unkindness; unfriendliness

3

throughout Japan

1

good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend

1

well; now; then

2

outward appearance; ostensible; public; official

2

(something) so small; so little; trifling

1

good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless

1

schoolgirl; female student

1

someone (something) not to be trifled with

1

respect and affection; love and respect

1