jpdb beta

preface; introduction; preamble

1

this much; this amount

1

inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)

4

playful age; heyday of youth

1

naughty; mischievous; unruly

1

cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)

3

Edo period (1603-1868)

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koban; small oval gold coin used in the Edo period; oval; elliptical; small size (of paper)

1

exhibition; exhibit

1

treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like

1

assisting; assistance; fostering; aiding

3

elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy

1

woman; female; feminine gender

1

purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not

1

Renaissance

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to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

1

limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically

1

bench

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penance; austerities; mortification; difficult work; strenuous task

1

to jump up and down; to hop

2

mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she

1

to relate; to narrate; to describe; to confer (a rank)

1

child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face

1

fourteen; 14

1

grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering

1

to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important

2

in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue

2

real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks

1

to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something

2

innocent; naive; artless; unaffected; genuine; childlike

1

sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest

2

way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression

1

isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on

6

to break (a promise); to ignore (a call, text message, etc.)

1

to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach

2

pulling down one's lower eyelid and sticking out one's tongue (as a taunt or gesture of contempt or rejection); no way!; no!; get lost!

1

to be enlivened; to be exhilarated; to be excited; to stand out; to contrast

1

pure white

1

light; easy; non-serious; minor

1

lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision

2

clear; bright; sunny

1

rift between clouds

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to come in (of light); to shine in; to stream in; to pour in

1

to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)

1

coarse anko; coarse sweet red bean paste

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adzuki bean-covered mochi; botamochi

1

with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction

2

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

1

inexperienced

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good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response

1