jpdb beta

library

10

newspaper

6

cooking; food preparation

2

to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)

2

definite; sure

4

is not; am not; are not

7

to have a talk; to tell a story

6

conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation

12

to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)

2

to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent

2

to increase; to grow

4

whistle (sound made with the lips)

1

to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout

2

selection of music; song selection

1

children's song; nursery rhyme

1

many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common

14

evening; dusk; twilight

1

crow (Corvus spp.); raven

1

evening; dusk

1

when it becomes; when it comes to

1

broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement

1

soft sound; dampening (of sound)

1

to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore

4

is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial

9

inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)

5

plate; dish

1

rice bowl; tea cup; teacup

10

number; amount

1

ha ha ha (laughter)

3

to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback

2

to make an appearance

2

bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh

1

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

5

tableware

6

chopsticks

13

only; nothing but

15

(next-door) neighbour; neighbor

1

something; some kind of; for some reason

1

grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering

1

to be worried; to be troubled

16

in the meanwhile; during the time

3

simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light

12

way of solving (a problem); solution

1

whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")

3

several seconds

2

to be bewildered; to be perplexed

3

root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base

1

to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle

1

ahead; before; ago

4

dinnerware; cutlery

3