jpdb beta

winter

4

elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself

2

to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of

3

disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination

1

using money as a weapon; power of money

1

scraps; cut end; cut-off piece

1

to obtain; to procure

7

unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all

3

for the time being; for the present; immediate; present; for some time (after); current account

1

temple tower housing a drum for marking the passing of time

3

house; hall; building

7

corner; nook; recess

1

according to (someone)

2

quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)

1

barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life

2

imperial mausoleum

2

in deep black; in jet black

2

just; right; pure; genuine; truth

1

shopping district; shopping street; downtown

2

noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless

3

(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill

2

reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about

1

rattle; rattling sound

1

to crowd; to flock; to swarm

1

to feel nauseated; to feel sick

1

odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...

1

to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen

2

worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering

1

to wear extra clothes; to dress formally

2

to become greasy; to be oil-stained

2

to hang; to hang up

4

small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt

1

to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless

1

filthy; dirty (looking); drab

1

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

1

to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)

2

to decide; to determine

1

parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering

1

to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits

2

oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!

1

to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)

4

fellow student

1

to do

2

interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt

3

ultimate; final; last; eventual

1

nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-

1

easy to understand

1

inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)

3

angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)

2

to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up

2