jpdb beta

parents; both parents

1

affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship

2

to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)

2

coincident with; while; simultaneously

5

poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable

1

Kanagawa (prefecture)

1

to be too long

1

isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

6

occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom

3

falsehood; lie

1

virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith

1

house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name

1

trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)

3

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

15

honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix

2

neighbourhood; neighborhood

1

prematurely gray hair; prematurely grey hair

1

visual kei; fashion style heavy on make-up and elaborate hairstyles, used among Japanese rock bands and musicians; attractive person

1

band; belt

1

chase; pursuit; chase scene (in a movie); obsessive fan who follows a celebrity around; groupie; in (quick) succession

1

to dye; to colour; to color

1

as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much

4

neighbors; neighbours

1

to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace

2

waste of time; killing time

1

tool; implement; means; furniture

1

to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos

1

(Western) playing cards

1

hanafuda; flower cards; playing cards consisting of 12 suits of 4 cards, each suit representing a month indicated by a flower

1

go (board game)

1

shogi; Japanese chess

1

Othello (board game)

1

chess

1

Chinese checkers

1

monopoly

1

mahjong; mah-jongg

2

table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner

1

mahjong tile

1

in succession; one by one

1

to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)

4

rule

2

no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not

6

another thing; other things; another man's property

1

to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out

3

game

1

unification of the whole country

1

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

7

counter for people

10

daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)

1

being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)

1