jpdb beta

one hundred years ago; a hundred year previously

1

publication; issue (of journal, newspaper, etc.); issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising an event (software)

3

round of ghost stories (trad. at night with a lamp or candle being extinguished after each story)

3

description; account

3

very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point

6

having an expert eye

2

three sun (ca. 9.1 cm); something small, short or thin (roughly the size of three sun); stall-keeper; huckster; (arch.) prostitute of the lowest rank

3

to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on

7

emphatic verbal prefix; humble verbal prefix

1

lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring

1

to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)

3

to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress

5

to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)

2

to say; to be called; to do

18

competing; competition; auction

1

in comparison to; rather than

4

negative; contradictory

1

opinion; point of view

1

one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission

2

memorization; memorisation; learning by heart

1

to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize

4

fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material

1

to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down

3

district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society

1

to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in

1

a bit more; a bit longer

5

shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable

13

tub bath; washing oneself in a tub; taking a bath in a washtub; cleaning oneself for religious purification; ablution

1

to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)

1

in this way; like this

1

huh?; what's up?

1

uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease

3

to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake

2

one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing

1

printing

1

to hand over; to surrender

3

plate; illustration; figure

1

loincloth; waistcloth; kimono underskirt

1

plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly

2

health; healthy; sound; fit

1

feeling; sense; impression

3

to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at

2

possibly; by some possibility; perhaps

3

now; nowadays

4

analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse

1

porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice

1

to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end

4

damned; cursed; accursed

1

hell

1

the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket

2