jpdb beta

amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity

5

thickly; viscously; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off

2

colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm

5

condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner

1

bamboo stick used to strike meditators into greater wakefulness (in Zen Buddhism); striking someone's wrist with one's index and middle finger

2

substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange

2

to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment

2

of good character; kindhearted; good-natured

1

a little bit; a little while

6

amusement; diversion (to pass time); pastime; recreation

3

(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking

4

to be worried; to be troubled

2

inquiring; enquiring

1

that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so

1

vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance

1

yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?

13

pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character

4

kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer

2

depending on; dependent on

1

while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily

1

close fitting trousers; working trousers; long johns; long underpants

2

tucking up the hem of one's garments

3

reading-book; reader; guidebook; textbook (esp. a pre-war elementary school Japanese language textbook)

1

type of popular literature from the late Edo period

1

bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects

1

to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited

1

briskly with small steps; trotting

1

straightness

1

carpenter's square (for checking angles); common shaku (unit of distance; approx. 30.3 cm)

2

form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)

4

door

1

bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building

3

mistress; kept woman; concubine; (arch.) I; (arch.) me

1

we

3

to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with

1

quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument

5

ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet

1

shame; embarrassment; disgrace

2

association; union; guild

1

to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on

1

to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that

1

-ish; -like

3

outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude

2

I; me

2

legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small

4

(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam

11

one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)

4

to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up

1

party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed

2

back; rear; background; behind the scenes

3