jpdb beta

cause; origin

1

to occur; to happen

8

to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for

1

to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon

1

request; favour (to ask); wish; please

4

to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated

1

mimicking someone's speech; imitating someone's way of speaking; mimicry

1

(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very

5

fist

3

to raise overhead

1

laughing foolishly; cackling

1

one week

1

this morning

1

abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning

4

state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth

1

loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback

1

to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught

1

collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck

1

hey!; hey!

1

doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")

1

a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly

2

with these words; while saying

2

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

2

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

2

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable

1

to be kind to; to treat kindly

4

to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for

1

to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)

1

kindness

2

love; affection

1

to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)

3

to flow into; to pour into; to stream into

1

luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant

1

news; word; tidings; omen

1

noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick

1

mother and daughter

1

long and narrow

1

box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building

3

bungalow; one-story house

2

apartment building; housing complex

1

ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling

4

attic; garret; loft

3

to provide; to arrange; to install

1

half the body; half length

5

being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)

1

puffy; somewhat swollen

1

to become red; to redden; to blush

1

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

2

life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation

1

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

1