jpdb beta

ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody

1

mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)

3

slack; looseness; play

2

to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die

1

to the last; persistency; thoroughness

3

(not) even; (not) any

1

to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.

5

water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap

2

granulated sugar; brown sugar

1

house where one was born; one's parents' house

1

to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede

1

symptoms; condition (of a patient)

1

dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group

1

journal; magazine; periodical

1

oral; verbal; spoken; parol

2

preface; introduction; preamble

1

small window; fenestella; scuttle (type of hatch on a ship)

9

to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough

1

Karima

1

fishing ground; fishery

1

head of fisherman's group or union

2

to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry

1

lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)

1

stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce

4

to employ; to hire; to charter

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)

2

contrastive

2

injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity

1

disorder; disturbance; unrest

1

favorable reception; good reputation; popularity

2

supplies

6

low-priced; cheap; inexpensive; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; cheap (e.g. government)

2

government official; clerk

2

stand-up collar

1

round shape; circle; circular form

1

unbuttoning a collar; opening up (one's heart); open-necked shirt

2

early (days); initial stage; initial

1

government service; the bureaucracy

1

former army; Imperial Japanese Army

1

release; emission; ejection

2

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)

1

cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery

4

snow thaw; thawing

1

quagmire; sludge; mud; slush; mire

1

rivers

1

agricultural land; farmland

1

overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora

1

excited condition; excited state

1

big catch (fishing); good haul

1

to come back; to return; to recur

2