jpdb beta

occasionally; once in a while; now and then

2

compliments; civilities; hospitality; special treatment; bill (at a restaurant); check

1

red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

1

to take refuge in; to succeed in running away

1

to call out; to ask someone to come

1

as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to

1

profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing

4

every morning

1

catercorner; diagonally opposite

4

to open the door

2

the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge

4

a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace

4

rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous

1

treasure

1

(one) letter; (one) character

1

to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)

1

to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to squander (one's money); to run through (one's fortune); to lose money (e.g. by gambling)

1

counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers

8

to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite

1

to order; to command; to appoint

8

wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane

1

to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to falter; to slacken; to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus

3

typeface; style of handwriting; calligraphic style

1

sitting; stability

1

dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable

4

malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back

4

shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute

1

(sound of) laughter; laughing voice

2

for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of

5

one week

5

several times; once or twice

1

master; teacher; stable master

4

to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune

1

long epic song with shamisen accompaniment (developed in Edo in the early 17th century)

1

traditional performing arts (e.g. shamisen, koto, dance, etc.); accomplishments

2

consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance

1

licentious; profligate; dissipated; riotous; wild

1

behavior; behaviour; conduct

1

housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters

2

one's future; one's fate; prospects; one's way; one's path

1

to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that

3

to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)

1

to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)

18

grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen

3

person who introduces someone; introducer

2

chief priest (of a Buddhist temple); abbot

2

wealthy person; millionaire

2

home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country

1

in case of; at that time; at this time

3

lifetime; one's whole life; all through life

1