jpdb beta

to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted

14

reference; consultation

1

one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre

8

nine; 9

28

Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)

26

beginning; start; outset

1

don't worry about it; forget about it

2

evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights

1

to miss (doing); to fail (to do)

4

pride; boast; credit (to)

2

important; significant; precious; valuable; careful

2

taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)

2

relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen

4

just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)

9

formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff

1

to make ambiguous

1

to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in

4

because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...

1

unrefined (character, manners); mean; vulgar; bad taste; lacking style

2

to correct oneself; to restate

1

sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable

2

counter for scraps, fragments, petals, etc.

19

much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner

5

to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple

2

to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory

3

hopeless; unworkable

1

in a bad mood

1

cushion

8

to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still

12

whispering into a person's ear

2

in a good mood; cheerful

1

please; I beg you; for mercy's sake

2

low voice; whisper

1

extra; excess; surplus

1

preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)

19

to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address

1

light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms

1

avalanche; snowslide

1

busy; hurried; confused; flurried

2

(the) whole face

3

to look away; to avert one's eyes

1

to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)

3

direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination

3

to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack

1

to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible

3

et cetera; and so forth

1

to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair

2

bath

1

thousand years; many years

1

to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently

2