jpdb beta

zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular

2

confectionery; sweets; candy; cake

1

to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair

1

(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling

1

sweet potato paste

1

proficient; skilled; skillful; enjoying to the full; full satisfaction; being satiated (with)

4

tranquil; calm; quiet; mild (weather); balmy

2

to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

4

to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through

7

as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also

4

occasionally; once in a while; now and then

1

disinheritance; disowning

3

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

2

a little; a few; small; only; just; merely

1

thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting

1

several people; a few people

2

bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed

2

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

10

prime of manhood

1

lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk

1

pale pink; peach-colored

1

cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery

1

flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda

1

embroidery

1

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

1

to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)

1

strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough

3

inconspicuous; unobtrusive; low-profile

1

although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again

1

to throw at; to turn; to raise

1

to tell (someone) to ...

3

(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front

1

to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face

3

nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?

3

house; family

21

head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major

3

to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood

2

pin (e.g. hairpin, safety pin); (bowling) pin; pin; flagstick; (a) one (on dice or Japanese playing cards); first; top

1

spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)

2

to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort

1

to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...

1

admiration; wonder; astonishment

2

sigh; long breath

2

commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)

2

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

2

today; this day

1

to concern; to be related

1

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

1

to assist; to help out

1

to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do

3