jpdb beta

with a bang (of a gun); with a boom (of artillery); with a thud; with a thump

1

falling over; toppling sideways

2

unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness

2

aloof; morose; (smelling) strongly; pungently; spiky (esp. of a hairstyle); sticking up straight (e.g. of plant stems)

1

to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on

1

high five; high touch (involvement of personal attention and service)

5

one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point

1

troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying

2

to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with

1

roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique

2

(there is) no sign (of); leaving no trace; nowhere to be seen

1

to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on

1

truck; lorry

1

(truck) load-carrying tray; (bicycle) luggage carrier; roof rack

1

to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

1

to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to put in all one's effort

1

to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature

1

considerably; not a little; in no small numbers

1

nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened

2

to pedal a bicycle; to ride a bicycle; to cycle; to bike

1

to get tired of seeing; to get tired of looking at

1

since one was born; (in) all one's life

1

to dance; to perform a dance

1

establishment (of a business); founding

1

long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop

1

structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling

1

renovation (e.g. a house); redecoration; refurbishment; makeover; alteration (e.g. of clothes); re-tailoring

1

texture (cloth, fabric, paper); feel; appearance

1

refined; genteel; graceful; decent

1

awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour

2

undershirt (worn under a kimono); singlet

1

light pink; pale pink; cherry blossom pink

1

dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)

2

obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days

2

very loose; slowly; leisurely

1

coming loose (of clothing); coming undone (e.g. of a dress); becoming dishevelled

1

aunt; old lady; ma'am

2

(good or bad) feel when wearing something

1

chef (esp. of high-end Japanese cuisine); cook; area of a kitchen that contains the chopping board

1

message; report; handing over (to a successor); transfer

1

cancellation; cancelling (a person, e.g. for an inflammatory remark); cancel culture

1

allergy; aversion (to); strong distaste (for)

1

inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)

3

to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle

1

(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior

6

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

1

missus; missis; proprietress (of a shop, restaurant, etc.); landlady; hostess

1

uncle

3

Kengo

12

aunt

2