jpdb beta

protest; objection

4

to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought

1

to fail to hear; to miss

1

to apologize; to apologise

8

scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand

2

bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS

1

to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate

1

to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest

1

escaping the heat to enjoy the cool breeze (by the river, etc.)

1

guardian deity of rivers; river god

19

company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.

38

(arch.) a weight; temple supervisor; town (of China)

5

Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)

5

festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy

8

to get used to hearing

1

hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no

1

summer festival

1

sidelong glance; short grain (paper)

1

to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer

3

in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start

14

New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January

1

festival (shrine visit) by children aged 7, 5 and 3; lucky numbers 7, 5 and 3

1

folklore

1

kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer

1

to feel gloomy; to feel blue; to feel melancholy

2

(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience

1

religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity

1

relation; connection; relevance

1

weekend

1

tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement

4

ceremony; rite; ritual; service

7

surely (not); certainly (not)

2

(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat

1

shopper; customer

1

to look around; to survey

10

to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span

4

jest; joke; funny story

8

serious; not joking; straight

1

to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect

1

ignorant of the ways of the world

1

to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

4

to be deceived

1

good humour (humor); good mood

1

(truck) load-carrying tray; (bicycle) luggage carrier; roof rack

2

second

1

deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong

9

quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful

2

shadow; tail; following

1

to boil; to seethe; to be oppressed by heat

1

every month; trite; commonplace; conventional

1