jpdb beta

adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger

3

small bear; bear cub

2

Don (Spanish honorific)

2

colorful; colourful

1

mushroom

2

moving; touching; stirring

1

to unfold; to unroll; to open

1

introduction, development, turn and conclusion (quadripartite structure of certain Chinese poetry); story composition and development

1

subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge

1

optimistic

1

our gracious (e.g. Queen); honorific that attaches to name of a person or thing that has bestowed grace or favour upon you

1

yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)

3

lack of sleep; insufficient sleep

2

chuckle; giggle

1

sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)

1

to miss a chance; to fail to do

1

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

1

lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down

1

warm and snug; soft and comfortable

1

to stare at each other; to lock eyes with

1

since one was born; (in) all one's life

2

(photographic) subject

2

to perfect; to detail; to polish; (arch.) to make (inside something)

1

exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure

1

the exact opposite

1

to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse

1

designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at

1

secondhand bookshop; antiquarian bookshop

1

street; quarter; district; area

1

side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway

1

window-side seat

1

small-format paperback book; pocket paperback

1

two o'clock

1

lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild

1

drizzle; light rain

2

minute; micro; detailed; delicate; subtle

1

raindrop

1

at someone's (something's) mercy

1

(right at the) side; just beside

1

umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap

4

colon; eau de Cologne; colonist

2

doorbell

1

(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling

1

to look around; to survey

1

grey (gray)

1

to knock together; to strike against each other; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)

1

for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze

1

advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly

3

to be prolonged; to drag on

1

narrow; thin (sized); slender

1