jpdb beta

to expedite; to encourage; to spur (on)

1

deep breath

1

to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon

2

rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)

5

splish-splash; glug-glug

1

weather

1

being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook

1

to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

1

ability; faculty

2

to conform to; to agree with; to be adapted to; to be based on

2

change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment

2

last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender

1

uh-huh; sniff-sniff

2

phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo

3

song lyrics; words of a song; libretto

2

a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section

1

not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)

1

humming; crooning

1

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...

1

old man; mister

1

humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits

3

elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge

1

strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature

2

feeling of satisfaction

2

to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse

3

sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling

2

to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on

3

cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear

1

world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign

2

(all of) you or them

1

delight; great joy

2

blue line; area around a red-light district where illegal prostitution occurred (marked on police maps by a blue line) (1940s-1956); non-legal public waterway (denoted by a blue line on cadastral maps; sometimes no longer physically existing)

1

to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn

3

sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead

1

garbage dump; dump site

1

to pick up; to find; to gather

5

morning; a.m.

1

eight o'clock

1

perspiration given off during sleep; sweating while sleeping; night sweats

1

chair; stool; post; office; position

7

to sit (down)

4

a find; windfall; bargain

1

poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious

2

gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday

1

without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory

11

goes without saying; needless to say; obvious

2

yesterday

11

returning home directly

1

half dry

1

bed hair; hair disarranged during sleep; habit of moving around in one's sleep; sleeping habit

3