jpdb beta

no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine

4

accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable

1

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

3

to boil; to seethe; to be oppressed by heat

2

to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)

2

careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate

1

sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)

1

large-scale

1

evening; evening hour

1

entering a tea room

1

to set (sun); to become dark

1

taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...

1

light; lamplight

1

to enjoy (oneself)

2

tasteful; elegant; refined; charming; attractive

1

sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again

1

egg yolk

1

Lindera umbellata (species of spicebush); toothpick; natural wooden chopsticks (tea ceremony); black characters; black text

1

yellow; amber

1

to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in

1

night sky

3

entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule

1

origin; beginning

1

sign; signal; cue

1

key; lock; key (to a problem); clue

1

well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable

1

permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize

1

bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent

2

nerve; nerves; sensitivity

1

emergency; extraordinary; unusual

1

fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless

2

knowing; (an) acquaintance

1

concrete

1

even

1

to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax

1

to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known

1

to live; to make a living; to get on with

1

heartening; reassuring

1

to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon

5

increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less

1

to prosper; to flourish

1

I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

1

workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings

1

muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line

1

to burn into one's memory; to sear an image

1

vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept

3

Japanese sweet eaten with koicha

1

to finish; to graduate

1

main performance; headliner; latter half of a formal tea ceremony (in which the tea is actually consumed)

3

to be worried; to be troubled

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