jpdb beta

chopsticks

2

hindrance; intrusion

1

awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely

3

custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example

6

I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said

1

cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang

4

relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls

5

to have a talk; to tell a story

11

oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!

2

we

4

to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff

1

seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity

6

doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious

1

foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); different person

1

back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition

1

to stay calm; to keep cool

2

combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination

5

belly; abdomen; stomach

1

to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate

3

strong point; merit; virtue; advantage

1

embarrassed; ashamed

1

pushy; pushing; self-assertive

1

devoted; self-sacrificing

1

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

4

reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind

1

without

4

to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect

2

rare; seldom

1

as a child; when one was a child; childhood

3

to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show

3

reminiscent talk

1

atelier; studio; workshop

1

back window; rear window

1

to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up

1

wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor

13

apple pie

1

tart; roll of sponge cake with sweetened beans

1

to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal

1

(not) even once; (not) ever

2

where to?; whither?

1

nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic

1

to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to

1

intimacy; friendship; familiarity

4

to hit; to run into; to light on; to strike into; to come against; to deadlock

1

to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

6

to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter

1

paint; coloring materials; colors; colours

2

to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)

1

sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)

1

to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain

3