jpdb beta

corner; nook; recess

1

polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough

3

to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

4

sitting down; sitting up; sit!

1

sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; with a bob of the head

2

staff; staff member; stuffing (in Western cuisine); filling; stuff; materials

1

waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room

2

high-handed; domineering; on one's high horse

3

great difference; major mistake

1

to turn completely into; to become completely

1

new; fresh; novel

1

to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

5

coffee cup; spinning teacups (amusement ride)

1

tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den

4

thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting

1

difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps

1

to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize

4

cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)

3

plastic

1

make; manufacture; -made; made of ...; made in ...

1

to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light

1

to fly around; to scatter

2

happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately

1

intentional; deliberate; contrived; artificial

1

seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles

2

to drop one's shoulders

2

clumsy girl; clumsy kid

1

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

2

to be helpful; to be useful

1

near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal

1

purity; innocence

1

important; significant; precious; valuable; careful

5

straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank

5

even though; despite; when

3

that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!

2

to get irritated

2

walking heavily; lumbering

3

change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift

1

discovery; detection; finding

1

to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered

2

number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout

1

to cool down one's anger

1

just right (time, size, length, etc.)

1

illumination; lighting

3

dim; gloomy

1

severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)

1

suspect

2

design

1

old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago

1

light; light (colour, food, comedy, etc.); right; right field; right fielder

1