jpdb beta

obedient; docile; quiet

4

human being; human; person; character (of a person)

41

generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality

2

to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on

1

one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself

1

at first; in the beginning; originally

2

hut; shanty; hovel; house built directly into the ground with no supporting stones

1

(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow

1

one house; household

1

to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

2

to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud

2

(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any

11

racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer

3

more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time

8

day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date

9

postcard; memo; note; card

7

to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)

7

railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations

29

by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly

10

cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike

10

great laughter; burst of laughter

1

busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety

7

January; first month of the lunar calendar

1

February; second month of the lunar calendar

2

far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)

12

to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)

6

to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other

1

rice paddy with a thick layer of mud at the bottom; muddy rice field

3

to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos

3

walking sound; footsteps

10

(walking) stick; cane; wand

1

to work hard; to make an effort

1

sound of water

2

to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still

7

to look around; to survey

3

to draw water (e.g. from a river); to lead water to (e.g. a field, a pond); to supply water to; to irrigate

1

thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love

10

last year

5

hmm; I see; hrm

4

unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate

7

after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means

1

in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...

15

to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something

6

shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.

2

red clay; tuff loam; dark-red paint

1

first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

4

grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL

15

a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort

3

rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse

1

3 Japanese feet; waistband; belt; cloth girdle

1