jpdb beta

dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined

2

to look attractive; to look nice

4

Ichirō; Suzuki Ichirō (baseball player) (1973.10.22-)

2

thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack

1

soccer; seersucker

7

to solicit; to demand; to extort

2

limited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required); limited express (train making a limited no. of stops); great hurry

1

railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations

5

safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK

5

to continue writing

1

to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of

1

quarrel; dispute

2

pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in

2

to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says

3

seeing one off; farewell; escort

3

to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)

14

it seems that; as if

3

to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment

2

to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted

1

to be common

4

stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete

1

unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)

3

thanks; gratitude

14

to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words

1

feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy

2

in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh

1

ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom

2

sleeping face

1

how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way

28

to become rounded; to roll into a ball

1

drawing paper

1

to slide into; to slip into

17

picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage

12

sick person; patient; invalid

1

to rise; to erect; to get up

26

dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight

1

to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.

5

to repaint; to paint again

1

as one promised

1

appetite (for food)

1

blue sky

9

to stop raining

1

to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over

1

light; easy; non-serious; minor

11

to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)

1

to become better; to improve

2

going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)

1

the person in question; the person themselves; said person

16

to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect

1

cutting; planting (a cutting)

1