jpdb beta

futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)

2

to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated

2

one's (only) good suit (or kimono)

2

when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days

1

to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss

1

to come to mind; to pop into one's head

1

eight o'clock

1

student (esp. a university student)

1

repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring

3

to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash

7

nine o'clock

1

six minutes

1

questionable; doubtful; suspicious

1

to behead; to decapitate

1

to run through; to run past

1

to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous

2

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

4

both ears

1

lateness; tardiness; arriving late

3

creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming

3

to hurry; to hasten

1

to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path

4

to feel under pressure; to feel impatient; to be in a hurry

2

to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly

1

somehow dirty; slightly dirty; dingy; somewhat base; vaguely underhanded

1

dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure

1

ill-bred; vulgar; boorish

1

to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash

2

poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious

2

market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market

1

(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement

3

municipal office; council; city hall

1

temperature; body temperature (human, animal)

1

detour; diversion

1

promenade; esplanade

4

bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building

1

to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

1

window; window (shop display)

1

unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly

1

diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted

2

tin plate

3

to summon courage; to be brave

2

to grow old; to age

1

steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)

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consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement

3

to find out

1

truly; in earnest

1

straw bag; sack; bale

1

trouble; bother; annoyance

1

otherwise; if not; or else

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