jpdb beta

to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with

7

big yawn

2

Japanese-style room

1

middle of the night; dead of night

1

tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings

1

to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)

1

to pick up; to pick out

5

history of; experience of

1

lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend

6

most; much; greatly

1

breakfast

2

to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge

1

to snore

1

washing (esp. dishes and laundry)

1

plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)

2

to wipe; to dry

4

for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze

2

to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile

5

happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying

9

complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)

2

avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)

16

to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in

3

neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching

3

ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom

5

most numerous

1

to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up

1

should do; ought to do

3

to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall

6

to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

2

as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible

1

to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)

5

in succession; one by one

3

thigh; femoral

1

(telephone) receiver

1

yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?

9

hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)

3

reflexive; reflecting

5

with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)

1

aunt

3

Tsuneko

42

lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)

14

management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting

1

good morning

1

nine o'clock

2

good morning

2

poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite

1

coexistence; living together

1

vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard

1

again and again; repeatedly

1

to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat

3