jpdb beta

counter for houses, households, apartments, etc.

1

dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre

2

meeting; greeting; welcome

2

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

2

to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

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cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull

3

May; fifth month of the lunar calendar

2

first 10 days of month

1

beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...

2

southern part; the south (of a region)

2

dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)

2

parenthood; parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother); (of a fish) containing roe (eggs)

5

parenthood; parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother); (of a fish) containing roe (eggs)

2

lined kimono

2

joint together; opposite; facing

2

to do

11

to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)

10

daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute

9

number of times

3

female hairstyle

1

something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman

7

ornate hairpin

8

forthcoming publication; to be published soon; coming soon; recent publication

1

speckles; spotted pattern

1

rose

3

unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness

1

to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst

8

sidelocks; hair at the temples

3

comb

9

20 years old; (arch.) twenty

5

distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly

4

lye; harsh taste; bitter taste; scum (on a soup, broth etc.); (excessive) self-assertiveness; strong individuality

1

(state of) having got rid of something (e.g. bad taste)

1

beauty

3

threshold (amount, dose, etc.)

2

worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid

27

seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition

12

landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household

1

lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)

13

nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not

82

to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan

7

you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)

81

to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)

1

nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...

37

ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)

6

work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income

6

to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of

1

at a moment's notice; readily

1

to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out

3

fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she

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