jpdb beta

clockwork (motor, etc.); spring action

1

(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness

1

to jump up; to spring up

1

step; pace; stride

1

swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction

1

little by little

3

encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)

1

to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in

2

to stay overnight; to stop (e.g. at a hotel)

1

to come back

4

to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on

3

end; break

2

one's home; one's house

1

to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home

2

to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)

2

a long time (since the last time); first in a long time

2

cooked rice; meal

2

to put into the mouth; to eat

4

to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept

1

success; hit

4

(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation

2

(a) little; somewhat; somehow

2

I; me

4

amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity

2

parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner

1

to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune

1

confidential matters

2

reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph

2

development; exploitation

2

spare parts

1

to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate

6

even so; anyhow; at any rate

1

to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience

1

plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit

2

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)

2

end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)

1

staying the night; lodging (at)

1

guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room

5

cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing

1

clothes; clothing; garments

1

washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break

1

in addition

1

duck (meat)

1

fork; forkball

1

knife

1

to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate

1

really; truly

3

easy; smooth; without a hitch; quick

1

anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity

9

introduction, development, turn and conclusion (quadripartite structure of certain Chinese poetry); story composition and development

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