jpdb beta

intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely

2

gently; quietly; calmly

1

photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie

12

your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you

5

thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)

6

above the ceiling

1

small chrysanthemum; small, low-grade piece of Japanese paper (used as a kettle rest, tissue, etc.); (arch.) piece of paper given as a tip in a red-light district (that can later be exchanged for money)

55

stage name

2

grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen

3

cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet

1

Japanese calligraphy paper (approx. 25cm by 35cm)

1

pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure

4

half-length statue or portrait; bust

1

costume; fancy dress; masquerade; converted (cruiser)

1

counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level

6

covering for the back of the hand and wrist

1

iron and steel

1

bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely

2

mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief

2

great teacher (i.e. a buddha, bodhisattva or high monk, esp. Kobo Daishi)

1

bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)

2

short steps; mincing stride; crotch; groin; thigh

2

stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar

2

slender figure

2

bodily build; degree of fleshiness

1

fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full; corpulent

1

to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain

1

early (days); initial stage; initial

1

old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated

2

being struck mad by love; blind love

2

story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend

1

passion; sexual desire; lust; attachment (esp. to one's family or a member of the opposite sex)

2

conflict; complication; troubles; discord

6

prostitute; harlot

4

even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)

4

to be moved by affection; to be moved by kindness; to be touched

1

to pamper; to spoil

1

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

7

feeling; sensitivity; emotion

1

fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet

1

to drain dry; to dry out; to scorch

1

rather; better; instead; if anything

2

to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined

3

ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful

2

another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to

8

small stipend

1

high salary; alcohol

1

main office; this office

5

a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a

1

back street; back alley; slums

3