jpdb beta

leaving the nest; going out into the world; becoming independent

2

's house; 's home

1

address; destination

1

Zen temple

15

gradually; slowly; little by little; incrementally

1

Nephila clavata (an Oriental species of golden orb-weaving spider); Argiope amoena (an Oriental species of orb-weaving spider); wasp spider (Argiope bruennichi)

1

seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading

1

cannot help (feeling); cannot hold back (tears, laughter, etc.)

1

sweetly smiling; like the smiling of a beauty; gracious

1

to wear; to be dressed in; to have on

1

to be fragrant; to give out a smell; to be enveloped in a smell; to be radiant; to be attractive

1

loveliness; charm; allure; colour and scent; color and scent

1

to tear off; to rip off

1

to melt together

1

visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)

1

forgive me

2

ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)

2

prohibition on women entering (usu. for religious reasons); no female admission

1

to begin to rain; to begin to snow

1

objective; aim; mark

2

searching for someone; search for a missing person; searching for a (job) candidate; recruitment; scouting

1

tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)

1

to grab at; to clutch; to grapple with

1

the senses; sensuality; carnality

1

boiled tofu

13

good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality

1

underground water

1

something that smells of fish or blood; meat and fish; degenerate monk; corrupt priest

1

source of protein; protein source

1

floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly

1

to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination

2

to get; to obtain; to come by; to find

1

red bean paste; red bean jam; kudzu sauce; filling (of a dumpling, etc.); filling; stuffing

2

smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion

1

interior of the body

1

sensual; voluptuous; sexy; arousing

1

beatitude; supreme bliss

1

romantic; spicy; coquettish

1

to wear extra clothes; to dress formally

1

stinging hair (of a nettle, caterpillar, etc.)

2

bowl-shaped; dome-shaped

1

to lick off; to take (something) off by licking

1

gross; disgusting; sickening

1

to publish a book; to put out a book

11

wood-block printing; publication

1

third-rate; third-class

1

author

2

retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing

3

to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position

1

editorial department

8