jpdb beta

shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford

1

splish-splash; glug-glug

1

to put on airs; to assume importance

1

intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex

1

disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination

2

it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but

1

expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation

1

more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others

1

despite appearances

1

acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning

2

mixed; mingled

1

warmth

1

weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)

2

to be needed; to be wanted

1

indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)

2

very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour

2

to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)

2

next morning

1

washing (esp. dishes and laundry)

1

to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess

2

willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations

1

box; box-shape; cube-type

1

won't do (for me)

2

to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)

1

decluttering; clearing out past accumulation; minimalism

1

to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study

1

request; favour (to ask); wish; please

1

very deeply

1

focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving

1

lightly; easily; carelessly

1

bam; whomp; thump

1

to drop; to let fall; to omit

1

to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for

1

first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only

1

family vacation; family trip

3

(together) with; -wide; including

2

tourist attraction; sight-seeing area

1

lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)

1

to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits

1

travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour

1

to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with

2

atonement; expiation

1

implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation

1

purse; handbag; wallet

1

string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions

1

ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run

3

hotel

17

(sleeping) peacefully; quietly; soundly

1

to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)

1

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

1