jpdb beta

tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony

3

overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest

2

to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly

2

just right (time, size, length, etc.)

2

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

1

dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit

1

complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face

4

crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)

1

a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)

2

mimicry; imitation (of someone, something)

3

mimicry; imitation (of someone, something)

1

bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry

2

to mimic; to imitate

2

indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted

1

official; civil service

2

painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable

3

Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)

1

(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious

1

to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)

1

or; otherwise; furthermore; also; (arch.) perhaps; (arch.) by some chance; (arch.) that being said

2

lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication

1

hawk; falcon

1

nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp

1

intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation

2

to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)

1

to make something bright; to shine; to polish

1

outward appearance; ostensible; public; official

1

talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk

3

to market (something); to feature (something to sell); to trade in (something); to securitize

1

nursing; nurse; attending; attendant; entertainer

2

foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me

8

young and old; all ages

1

live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service

1

to serve; to do

2

great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique

15

tatami room; dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko

2

to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (in)

1

lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger

1

still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least

2

eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking

2

to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

1

difficulty; trouble

1

diligence; industry

1

call; invitation

2

indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very

1

amusement; diversion (to pass time); pastime; recreation

2

unpromoted (piece); limit orders that become market orders at the closing auction if not already executed

1

grateful; indebted

2

difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy

2

gratitude; thanks

2