jpdb beta

practice; practising; training; study

4

to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach

15

to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep

2

to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak

1

to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten

2

I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one

3

to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)

1

to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)

1

suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort

1

to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen

8

old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago

6

gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons

3

honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation

1

dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance

10

to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)

2

romantic; spicy; coquettish

1

to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire

18

a cut above the rest; superior; one field; one matter; suitably; reasonably

1

garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area

1

to face on; to look out on to

2

tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)

2

to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass

2

maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady

8

portion for two people

1

tea and cakes; refreshments

3

to the end; to the last

1

to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)

2

to ring a bell

1

call; invitation

1

please (give me); please (do for me)

10

the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening

1

corner; nook; recess

3

purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce

2

bell (often globular)

1

meaning; significance; sense

5

two adjoining rooms (connected by a sliding door)

1

fusuma; Japanese sliding screen

2

sun (approx. 3.03 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess

3

next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour

6

to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

5

bedding; bedclothes

1

to lay out (a futon); to make (bed); to spread out; to postpone; to extend

2

to hesitate; to waver

4

timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)

1

one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time

4

violent emotion; passion; fury

1

to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)

3

to think thoroughly

1

result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently

4

life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life

2