jpdb beta

night

1

role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role

1

to accompany; to follow; to keep up with

2

to become hungry

1

just right (time, size, length, etc.)

1

of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing

1

to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)

2

first lieutenant; lieutenant junior grade

8

hair type; hair quality

1

with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease

2

to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat

1

to appear all together; to be all present

1

technique

1

to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit

2

to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort

1

tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe

2

here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up

2

painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding

9

nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be

1

any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand

4

efficiently; skillfully; adeptly; adroitly; deftly

1

company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance

1

ex-husband; former husband

1

store; shop

1

only; prostitute attached to a single member of the postwar Occupation Forces

1

to apologize; to apologise

1

to look forward to something

1

red hair; ginger hair

1

waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl

1

to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned

3

Alex

2

pleasant talk; chat

1

how; in what way; how about; questionable

2

pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear

2

nervous; neural; neurogenic

2

gastritis; gastric catarrh

2

age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)

1

to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid

2

alcohol; sake

3

moderate

1

every day

1

to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank

2

to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie

3

just because; even if; even though

3

string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions

1

change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality

3

Alek

4

simile; metaphor; allegory; parable

1

valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable

2

Mao

3