jpdb beta

to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...

17

visit; inspection

1

to give up (an idea or plan); to abandon; to refrain from (doing); to change one's mind

1

to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry

5

deceitful; cruel

1

to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)

7

innocent; naive; artless; unaffected; genuine; childlike

2

to act like a grown up; to pretend to be an adult

1

this evening; tonight

6

rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)

2

gidayū (type of reciting used in the puppet theater)

1

adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)

14

in the midst of busyness

1

spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal

5

study; library; den; home office; reading room

6

postcard; memo; note; card

10

one (thin, flat object); one sheet

7

borrowing

3

eldest child; oldest child; child who carries on the family name; (arch.) pre-ritsuryō official established in key provinces, responsible for administration of his home and surrounding provinces; (arch.) head of a warrior clan (Kamakura period)

6

bamboo shoot; young, inexperienced doctor

3

growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension

2

clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)

2

nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband

4

section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.; maxim

9

pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.

3

till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)

3

ink marks; handwriting

1

vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit

1

character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")

3

penmanship; calligraphy

2

marking; grading; scoring

3

at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can

6

(the) second (party, rank, etc.); B (grade); stylish; chic; strange; quaint

1

from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top

5

admiration; praise; laudation

1

to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something

5

tanzaku; long, narrow strip of paper used for writing poetry, wishes, decorations, etc.; thin rectangle

5

credit; money owed on an account; bill; hanger; holder; in the process of (doing); midway through

2

poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky

1

to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in

7

spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal

3

courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts

1

to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)

2

convenient method; handy method; expedient; shortcut

1

minister of state; cabinet minister (in Japan)

1

(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)

9

person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others

59

when it becomes; when it comes to

14

courage; nerve; grit

1

to hold still; to hold in place; to calm down; to become steady (e.g. of nerves); to become fixed (e.g. of a gaze); to become glazed

1