jpdb beta

to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate

3

e-mail address

2

suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently

2

a few minutes later; after a few minutes

5

composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun

1

to mumble; to mutter

2

of course; certainly; naturally

1

suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression

1

as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly

1

perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual

1

New Year's Day

3

lover; mistress

1

state of mind; mental state; mental attitude

4

to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)

3

Shinto shrine

4

gods

2

company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.

2

grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts

4

sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake

1

seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be

1

lately; recently; nowadays

4

very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason

1

a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort

3

river; stream; River; the ... river

1

privately; with outsiders barred; en famille

1

osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays

1

individual plate; single individual's small dish on which food taken from shared serving dishes is placed

1

washing (esp. dishes and laundry)

2

concern; interest

2

Japanese-style room

2

dressed in a kimono

2

to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy

7

praise; admiration; commendation; approbation

1

lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love

1

to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)

2

to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)

5

degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent

5

feeling keenly; fully realizing

2

I've got to be going; I must go

1

moral support; emotional support; spiritual support

1

best in the world

2

visitor (to a shrine or temple)

2

to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people

1

offertory box

1

(main building of a) Shinto shrine

1

long line; long queue

2

to need; to demand; to take; to require

4

row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows

4

line; row; rank; list

1

visit to a shrine or temple; paying homage at a shrine or temple

1