jpdb beta

to gaze (at); to stare intently (at); to look fixedly (at); to fascinate; to enchant; to possess

1

to read and understand; to interpret (e.g. a difficult text); to read deeply; to decipher; to decode

1

to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw

1

first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface

1

next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other

1

main thread (of a story)

1

unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected

1

to be the case that

5

doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man

6

store; shop; establishment; restaurant

3

begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing

1

to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure

2

pond

1

to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)

2

clear; obvious; evident; bright; light

1

to give one's heart to; to fall in love; to turn one's mind towards; to think of

2

to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum

1

affirmation; affirmative

1

basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)

1

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...

1

notice; attention; observation

1

to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award

4

to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)

1

hint; clue

1

to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)

1

haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae

1

knowledge (of a skill, art, etc.); proficiency; essentials; know-how; preparedness; readiness

1

plants; vegetation

1

to bud; to sprout; to develop (of talents, feelings, etc.); to awaken

1

to change color (of leaves in autumn); to turn red; to ripen (and change color); to become sexually aware; to reach puberty

2

to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known

1

seasonal word (in haiku)

1

birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)

1

toward the end

1

birthday present

3

to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that

1

way of reciting; way of telling a story

1

cold; short; curt; blunt

1

opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items

1

quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly

1

having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled

1

to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession

1

to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only

1

to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on

1

I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)

1

to turn over; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (a flag); to let (a skirt, cape, etc.) flap in the wind

1

to turn round; to face about; to turn about

1

suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy

1

one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself

1

to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)

1