jpdb beta

around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing

1

cannot be helped; unavoidable

1

to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient

1

to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch

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approximate age; age range

1

at that time; in those days; at that moment; then

10

to live; to reside; to inhabit

2

Tokyo

5

suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt

1

Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo

1

Miyake Katsumi

1

watercolor painting; watercolour painting

1

to hang on the wall

1

tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)

5

to cut with scissors; to put scissors to; to punch (e.g. ticket); to prune (e.g. shrub)

1

hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

1

hair (of the head)

4

noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky

5

collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck

1

muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line

3

to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)

3

intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)

3

small; little; few

1

speech; expression; wording; language

3

attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance

7

exceedingly; extremely; decisively

6

talk; conversation; dialogue

3

here and there; in places

3

edged tool; cutlery

1

farmer; peasant; farming; the common people

1

index finger; forefinger; second toe

1

while doing over and over; repeatedly

1

restless; fidgety; fussy

1

tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings

3

habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle

8

(piece of) writing; document; (act of) writing

1

traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...

1

Roma

1

section of village

1

kanji; Chinese character

1

large, bald-headed monster; giant; large, bald man; big baldy; large monk

1

lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

1

publication

2

naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord

5

to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to

5

Rokurou

1

Mr (junior); master; boy

5

to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot

2

consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice

4

to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour

10