jpdb beta

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

4

sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.

2

although I say; although one might say; although called

4

exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe

2

one's home; one's house

1

to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence

1

honour; honor; glory; privilege

2

height; acme; extremity; end; limit

3

reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight

5

big; large; great

2

(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount

1

to engrave; to carve out

1

to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do

7

(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing

2

to repaint; to paint again

1

prostration; placing knees, hands and forehead on the ground to show utmost respect

1

to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure

12

ink rubbing of a fish; (making a) fish print; (taking a) fish impression; snapshot of a web page (to preserve its contents); archive

1

to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)

2

cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing

1

please excuse the intrusion; I'm coming in

1

to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)

6

threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill

1

to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge

5

with a slamming noise (e.g. door, telephone receiver); with a banging noise; with a clash; with a clank; with a bang

1

time in; making a move immediately (in a timed game of shogi, go, etc.)

1

door; gate; opening; title page

11

to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut

4

in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)

2

chain; chains

1

lock

1

jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold

1

to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)

2

locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors

1

for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)

5

strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm

1

just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution

4

not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it

1

slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure

1

wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly

2

work; operation; task

1

to answer; to reply

5

a touch (of sadness, unease, etc.); a tinge (of); a hint (of); a smear (of paint, ink, etc.); one stroke (of a brush)

2

anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity

2

eccentricity; eccentric behaviour

2

to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)

1

to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)

10

whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain

2

window

10

wooden board; woodblock; woodblock printing

1