jpdb beta

stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck

1

plump; fleshy; well-rounded; pleasant (fragrance); rich

1

younger sister

15

indigo dye

1

feminine; womanly; female

1

dyeing; printing

1

band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)

1

ancient Japanese ladies' hairstyle

1

tortoiseshell (of the hawksbill turtle); bekko; tortoiseshell (esp. of the Chinese soft-shelled turtle)

2

ornate hairpin

2

flamboyant; extravagant; showy; attention-seeking

1

red-light district; pleasure quarters; love affair; romance

1

bitterness; bitter taste

2

to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)

2

big-boned; sturdily built; stout; solid (plan, storyline, etc.)

1

reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising

2

crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets

1

appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy

2

personality; style; appearance

1

calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness

5

to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover

11

to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed

1

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

2

relief; peace of mind

6

to become fraught with emotion

1

some; any; please; anyway; anyhow

1

himself; yourself; herself

3

absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively

5

to take one's eyes off

1

to get out of bed; to show a leg

1

rest; quiet; repose

1

inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable

1

(convalescent) rest

2

name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense

1

usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally

2

that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such

8

acquaintance

2

wealthy merchant

1

house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family

3

noted doctor; excellent physician

2

green hand; novice

2

desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable

1

face; surface; mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)

2

to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high

8

good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do

4

don't you think?; indicates question

7

anything; whatever; whatever one likes

1

certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet

10

when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

2

at a young age; while still young

1