jpdb beta

cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga

1

to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint

1

sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta

1

business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...

10

pillow with a box-shaped wooden base

1

after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to

20

tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber

114

great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)

102

hakama fashioned in the style of the pantaloons worn by the Portuguese

4

light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight

12

step; stair; staircase

2

ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)

4

platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala

3

important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident

4

abruptly (rising); slowly (rising); plump; rotund

1

to sit up

1

to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength

3

master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy

17

to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)

23

coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay

10

so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why

10

that; the matter in question

6

(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture

9

shogi; Japanese chess

6

to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)

1

although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish

15

for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)

6

time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance

5

premature; untimely (e.g. death); early

1

to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)

36

cheerful; lively; lighthearted

1

verdant; fresh and green; bright green; lush

1

hairy; thickly haired; shaggy

2

jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)

1

jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)

1

area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances

14

to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down

1

two ken (approx. 3.6m)

2

preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)

18

while; during (the time when)

3

to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)

3

zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)

2

spreading; laying out; security deposit; Japanese mattress

1

already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast

8

thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow

16

quibbler

1

to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble

4

complaint; troubles; objection; grievance

1

to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued

11

but; however; although

9