jpdb beta

exactly; perfectly

1

keeping things tidy and in order

1

careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate

1

to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.

1

futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)

3

to carry in; to bring in

1

discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability

2

embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward

1

what on Earth is this?

1

to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar

1

strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness

6

kitchen

6

a day or two

1

to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on

1

long period (of time)

1

word; vocabulary

1

to escape

1

cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration

16

housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters

7

immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to

1

escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism

1

(a) little; somewhat; somehow

4

trivial; slight

4

being startled; getting a shock

2

to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to

1

very interesting; of great interest

2

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.)

1

at any moment (now); at any minute; on the verge of (doing); just about to

1

childish; child-like; immature; infantile

1

rolling up one's sleeves

1

alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay

2

to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in

8

to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress

1

guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper

1

to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in

1

to some extent; to a certain extent

4

without

1

reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)

1

get away from me!

1

look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes

3

frightening; terrifying

1

mount; stand; lens mount; mounting (e.g. a drive); mounting (animal behaviour); asserting dominance

1

aburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu; frying in oil; deep-fried food

1

long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle

1

end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)

1

great burdock (Arctium lappa); gobo

1

cutting (vegetables) into long, thin shavings; shaving into slivers; shavings

1

person's name

1

idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation

1

in low spirits; dejected; sad

1