jpdb beta

favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)

1

malicious; ill-tempered; unkind

1

bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter

4

bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling

1

to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover

5

to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)

3

sandpit; sandbox

4

(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes

1

(wearing only) a pair of underpants

1

neck; head; dismissal; discharge

1

sand; grit

3

to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished

1

bucket; pail

1

to scoop; to ladle out

1

to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon

3

bath

1

sand bath

1

creative; original

2

playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)

1

year in, year out; always; 24-7

1

recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo

1

crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)

3

requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)

1

various; varied; diverse; all sorts of

2

deep emotion; strong feelings

1

Hokuriku region of Honshu (incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)

6

to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books

1

to unfold; to unroll; to open

2

limited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required); limited express (train making a limited no. of stops); great hurry

1

thunderbird (North-American indigenous mythical spirit bird)

1

arrival

6

party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed

3

proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress

13

to meet; to greet

2

to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)

1

polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy

1

and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time

1

pride; boast; credit (to)

1

Japan's best; number one in Japan

1

inn with hot spring facilities; hot spring inn; hot spring ryokan; onsen ryokan

2

young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival

2

absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively

1

a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course

1

to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride

2

becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice

1

so to speak; so to call it; as it were

2

family a woman has married into

1

where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes

1

to relax; to feel at home

1

leading part; leading actor; leading actress

3