jpdb beta

dinner; evening meal

2

to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)

1

head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host

2

flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda

4

a certain ...

1

the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult

1

lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs

2

schoolgirl; female student

6

number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout

1

to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)

1

moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing

1

interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)

1

does not seem; unlikely; improbable

1

busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety

4

to have an interest (in)

2

originally; by nature; from the start

1

seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post

1

to become distant; to recede

1

to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)

2

half a year; six months

2

one year; some time ago

2

one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future

2

to show signs; to have symptoms; to give indications (of); to bud; to germinate; to sprout

1

harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid

1

briskly; quickly; promptly

2

to state; to express; to mention

2

and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that

3

vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy

4

word ending; way of ending one's words; slip of the tongue; verbal mistake

1

chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain

1

visit; call

2

business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed

2

to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected

1

magazine (company)

4

everyone; everybody; all; everything; all

1

saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly

1

myth; legend

9

researcher

1

fixed date; settlement date

1

within; inside of; less than

1

examination paper; examination script; answer sheet; answer (to an exam question)

1

investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody

1

very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)

1

here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now

2

bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh

2

to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp

2

to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down

1

to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)

5

spark

1

to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart

1