jpdb beta

chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)

3

near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon

3

association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion

1

beauty or ugliness; personal appearance; looks

1

lapse of memory; (something) slipping one's mind; forgetting for a moment something one knows well

1

coal

1

place where one can remove one's shoes before entering a house

6

zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals

2

hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)

2

starting point for an ascent (mountain, stairs, etc.); base (of mountain, etc.)

1

tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)

1

at first; in the beginning; originally

6

no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

1

lamp

15

lamp; light

12

running errands; going on errands; (transaction of) business; going about one's business; doing one's business (i.e. at the toilet); going to the washroom

2

evening meal; dinner

3

evening meal

5

prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively

1

bad-tempered; aggressive; quarrelsome

1

to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for

6

rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling

1

bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)

3

inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)

6

to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)

3

in; on; at (place); as for; regarding

4

to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal

1

to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)

5

to be possible (in terms of time, money, etc.); to be able (to do); to fit (schedule, budget)

1

end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all

6

sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy

2

there is no way that ...; easy; simple

2

to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)

1

to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept

5

to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise

3

moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about

1

earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)

6

diligent worker; hard worker

1

postpartum; after childbirth

1

at first; initially; in the beginning

1

association; socializing; socialising; fellowship

3

to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop

1

to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)

1

unkindness; unfriendliness

2

surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed

4

economic problem

2

outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly

2

guess; conjecture; surmise

5

to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important

5

ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml

3