jpdb beta

width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)

1

tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings

8

to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay

4

old newspapers

1

firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly

1

half tatami mat; heckling; jeering; interrupting

1

gas meter

1

one shō bottle (1.8 litres)

1

tortoise shell

1

dirty things (dishes, laundry, etc.)

1

to happen to be available; to have on hand; to have in stock

1

hammer; hopeless swimmer; complete beginner at swimming; someone who sinks like a stone

2

wicker trunk; wicker luggage

1

removal; dismantling; detaching

1

to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain

2

stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy

1

such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?

2

to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away

1

to argue vehemently

3

affidavit; deposition; testimony

9

one's registered domicile (as recorded in the family register); one's legal domicile (as opposed to where one lives)

1

Oosakashiabenoku

1

pine cricket (Xenogryllus marmoratus); (arch.) bell cricket (Meloimorpha japonicus)

1

thirteen; 13; king (playing card)

1

(present) address

1

crown prince; Prince Shōtoku

26

a person without a single relative

1

fortuneteller; diviner

1

pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading

1

master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy

18

collection of pictures

1

allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance

2

grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence

1

just one person; only one

4

column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude

1

bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat

1

pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously

1

the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess

1

change; transition; return present

1

approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)

1

money order; draft; exchange (e.g. foreign)

1

end of the month

1

after a long time; for the first time in a while

5

making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform

1

with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)

1

silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet

1

before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later

2

to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest

1

police officer

1

lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)

3