jpdb beta

to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)

1

wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling

1

way; method; means; resource; course

1

two legs; two feet; two pairs

1

straw sandals

1

just because; even if; even though

1

thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow

1

Toneya

1

April; fourth month in the lunar calendar

2

to be ill; to suffer from; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...; to fail to ...

1

visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern

5

uneasy

1

anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity

3

(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that

3

the place for; the time for; the level of

2

strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance

1

conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap

2

crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling

1

the other day; a few days ago

4

in the same way as; just like

1

armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track

5

straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank

1

fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift

3

to span; to bridge; to cross; to straddle

1

Izumi (former province located in the southwest of present-day Osaka Prefecture)

2

fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet

1

sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching

4

foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation

6

to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)

1

loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal

1

tabi; Japanese socks (with split toe)

1

to pretend

1

to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)

2

passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger

2

braided hat

4

ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer

14

to be bewildered; to be perplexed

1

to begin to walk; to set out

3

townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street

1

strong person; person putting on a brave front; bamboo tube with holes drilled in it (used as a stand for kitchen utensils, fans, etc.); checks; plaid

1

soba restaurant

2

to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)

3

to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)

6

to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across

1

to run out (e.g. of the room)

2

successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly

2

to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt

1

frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly

1

bags and purses (handbags)

1

crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness

2