jpdb beta

association; socializing; socialising; fellowship

7

depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program

3

(being) by oneself; with no outsiders present

1

feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing

2

needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry

3

bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden

1

purification; exorcism

1

in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones

2

our

3

travelling alone; solitary journey

1

to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something

14

to smell; to smell of; to have a smell

3

dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

3

twitching

2

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

2

question mark

2

dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered

5

light; illumination; glow; lamp; light

6

washi; Japanese paper

3

wooden frame; wooden crate; wooden pallet

1

the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there

1

metre; meter; meter; gauge

2

space; interval; space character; whitespace

1

faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little

2

orange (colour, color)

1

reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes

4

fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic

1

O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray

1

ceremonial bonfire (seeing off the spirits on the final night of O-Bon)

1

to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at

8

to die

18

master; teacher; stable master

40

to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to

1

to scratch; to claw

2

this week

3

cloth bag

2

to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul

3

farewell gift

1

purse with a metal clasp; handbag (with clasp); pouch (with clasp); coin purse (with clasp)

1

snapping (e.g. fingers) sound; with a pop

1

red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

13

generally

1

line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)

7

just like

2

jeans; denim; jean

2

shin; shank; lower leg

3

softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is

12

to repeat; to do something over again

4

difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps

1

to grow up; to become an adult

15