jpdb beta

to break on the shore and retreat (of a wave)

1

to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by

2

gradually

1

high waves which rise during the dog days of summer

1

to rise; to swell; to be promoted

3

apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that

1

still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less

4

perfectionist; enthusiast; zealot

1

thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow

8

tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)

2

in low spirits; dejected; sad

3

to grant a person a moment

1

what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like

2

filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)

1

drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness

3

(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant

12

to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned

3

to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely

3

demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend

2

Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan

3

daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period

1

slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)

1

beam; joist

1

the second time

2

for the time being; at present; (arch.) hindrance

2

custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example

8

brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows

1

right in half

1

to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below

1

after; later

2

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

3

to accompany; to follow; to keep up with

1

lamp; light

7

to be balding in the front; to have a receding hairline

1

to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for

4

professional storyteller

14

willow twig

4

to make an appearance

2

to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell

3

vein (esp. in head)

1

to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet

1

any more; any further; any better; any longer

2

unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy

1

be considered; be deemed; be thought to be

3

seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of

2

outrageous lie; outright lie

1

to serve; to dish up; to dish out

1

you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber

1

clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely

4

like that; that way

3