jpdb beta

in any way; to some extent; even if only a little

1

change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension

1

before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares

1

dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

3

evening; evening hour

1

bell (often a large hanging bell); chime

1

temple; monk

2

rice bowl; tea cup; teacup

1

sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)

2

bride

1

to go out and away; to leave

1

wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law

1

to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)

8

however; because; as

1

to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss

1

key; lock; key (to a problem); clue

1

to pick up; to pick out

1

part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty

3

filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents

1

relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen

1

Ricoh

1

nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp

1

faucet; tap

1

to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with

1

manicure; nail polish; nail varnish

1

to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear

1

is not; am not; are not

3

to answer the phone

1

landlord; landlady

1

opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing

1

tenant (esp. in contrast to a landlord); renter

1

balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic

1

evening meal

3

tidying up; finishing

1

interruption; suspension; break

2

telephone (device)

1

expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture

1

to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await

1

as one promised

1

Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure

1

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

1

awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion

1

system where all students live in dormitories; residential system; boarding system (e.g. boarding school)

1

hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little

1

priest; monk; bonze

1

telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call

1

set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo

1

strange; rare; novel; curious

1

to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again

1

what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything

1