jpdb beta

to become rustic; to be countrified

1

retro; nostalgic; old-fashioned

1

hot-spring health resort

1

to be careful; to pay attention; to take care

6

in that manner; like that

1

to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off

1

to writhe (in pain)

1

crab

1

to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)

2

scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch

1

Sarukanigassen (folktale); The Monkey and the Crab

1

period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty

4

rich in ...; high in ...; full of ...; very ...; quite ...

2

extra (charge, fare, etc.); premium; bonus; (after a number) tenths increase

1

difficult to understand

1

one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although

1

sun; sunshine; sunlight

1

Metaplexis japonica

1

west

2

Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western

1

counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun

1

lettuce (Lactuca sativa)

1

how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name

3

body and soul; mind and body

1

incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling

1

what's the matter?; what's wrong?

1

emotional strength; force of will

1

to shave off; to scrape off

1

second day of the month; two days

1

opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset

2

exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste

2

-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...

1

equator

1

directly under; falling perpendicularly

1

Siberian husky

1

anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity

4

putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage

1

to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour

3

this year

1

third-year student

1

tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard

6

to wrap up

4

(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to

9

to make an appeal; to urge

3

to draw in; to attract

1

similar

5

small

2

deep emotion; impression; inspiration

1

healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace

2

madly in love; head over heels; fanatically doting; collapsed; out of spirits

1