jpdb beta

perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility

4

to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

33

ahead; before; ago

7

discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude

1

to do

6

to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service

3

head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major

24

shaku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 18 ml; shaku; traditional unit of area, approx. 0.033 meters square

21

pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)

61

to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to

2

(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion

16

like this; this sort; this way

3

what kind of business; what sort of matter

2

glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view

4

to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence

1

in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...

6

to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)

20

to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

4

at a glance; by accident

10

to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to

9

to pick up; to find; to gather

3

dust; cloud of dust

6

to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)

3

to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter

2

vanity case; cosmetics case

28

to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends

5

possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely

3

to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen

7

signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking

1

to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)

13

to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood

5

for generations; hereditary; generation after generation

4

to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along

11

be; is

5

bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects

5

round shape; circle; circular form

1

black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty

16

lacquering; lacquer ware

1

here and there; in places

1

East-Asian lacquer; japan; Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)

39

to come off; to be worn off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour

1

black lacquer

2

vermilion lacquer (made by mixing vermilion into clear lacquer)

3

picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage

7

to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine

10

a lacquer painting

6

quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty

41

to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear

2

rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)

1

explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend

5