jpdb beta

marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse

1

advice; warning

2

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

5

to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver

1

intercom; interphone

4

to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble

9

entrance; front door

1

payment

3

receiving; receipt

1

well; now; then

4

exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite

5

to start eating

4

to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on

12

Vietnamese (person)

1

to do so; to do thus

9

Japan

5

origin; appearance of auspicious omen

2

teriyaki (meat or fish marinated in sweet soy sauce and broiled)

1

Italy

1

country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)

5

custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example

2

rush mat; matting; mat

1

foreign country

1

to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by

2

foldable; collapsible

1

to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around

3

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

4

seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles

2

to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)

11

sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)

2

manners; behavior; behaviour

2

to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in

1

to be oversized (overloud, etc.)

1

to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded

1

junk

1

sovereign; emperor; monarch

3

regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts

1

to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study

5

outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough

3

putting out the light; switching off the light

1

after

5

to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby

5

to take off one's glasses

2

soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost

4

to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath

2

to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate

2

important; momentous; essential; principal; major

1

hermit; recluse

1

to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up

2

artist

1