jpdb beta

single word; a few words; brief comment

4

Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation

5

husband

2

plan; idea; design; plot

1

Man'yōshū (8th century anthology of Japanese poetry); (arch.) thousands of leaves; (arch.) thousands of years; (arch.) all ages

1

what's what; heads or tails

1

unheard-of; unprecedented

1

Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people

2

lunatic; madman

1

shy; bashful; timid; reserved

1

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

4

because

1

calamity; misfortune; disaster

1

famous literary composition

3

sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement

1

October; tenth month of the lunar calendar

5

fifth day of the month; five days

1

test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation

1

day before yesterday

1

to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten

1

eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)

1

dragonfly; damselfly

1

after dinner

2

to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

3

righteous indignation

1

since that time; since then; from that point (on)

1

new; fresh; novel

4

sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable

4

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

4

door; doorway

1

to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)

5

to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back

3

unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual

2

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

2

to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)

1

dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness

2

gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn

3

for the time being; for the present; immediate; present; for some time (after); current account

1

again; once more; a second time

1

feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness

1

to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back

2

sleep

2

clear; obvious; evident; bright; light

1

crabbily; unsociably

1

to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off

1

rest period; intermission; break time; recess

1

bamboo work; bamboo ware

4

doll; puppet; figure

4

unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!

1

to look disheartened

2