jpdb beta

riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit

1

gardening; gardener

1

beam; joist

3

sense of liberation; feeling of freedom

5

queer; odd; fantastic

1

to settle (in a place); to settle down

1

shoji (paper sliding door)

5

samue; monk's working clothes

3

yukata; light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe

10

lazybones; good-for-nothing; idler; slacker; loafer

1

anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever

1

single (room); room for one; private room (in a restaurant, etc.); private dining room; (toilet) stall

4

tasteful; elegant; refined; charming; attractive

2

atrium; well (in building); blow-by; blow-bye; drafty; draughty

2

common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp

1

to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance

5

for use as food; edible

1

to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest

1

not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...

2

return; coming back

2

tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings

6

fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool

2

fine (mesh, fabric texture)

1

to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric

1

to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)

4

part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden

4

large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate

2

bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)

2

both; (not) either

2

samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to

1

way of wearing; way one wears a garment

1

dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)

2

living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps; stet (proofreading)

3

one month

5

old woman; joker (in old maid)

1

to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch

1

shyness; shame

2

cord tied around the waist of a kimono before an obi is tied

1

one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities

2

care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation

3

obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days

1

to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback

2

soft skin (esp. of a woman)

1

to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch

4

crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling

2

contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features

4

already; now; no longer; not any more

1

brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular

1

one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand

1

Japanese-style room

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