jpdb beta

hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently

27

merry; joyful; gleeful

1

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

10

to get heavy; to worsen (of illness); to grow serious

3

vermilion; scarlet

1

sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string

2

cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)

2

India ink; China ink; ink (of a cuttlefish, etc.)

1

unnatural; affected; studied; forced

1

before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner

2

writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word

8

completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened

2

you bastard!; you son of a bitch!

1

unable to back out; unable to withdraw; unable to stop; unable to compromise

1

brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)

2

valley

3

to bedaub (with paint); to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly

2

corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings

1

classical Chinese opera

1

actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow

1

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable

5

to surround; to encircle; to enclose

1

wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)

2

auntie; older woman

18

to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)

1

satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client

2

to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up

3

in that manner; like that

8

to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)

5

so-so; passable; now, now; my, my

2

to go past; to pass; to pass by

1

time (three times, each time, etc.); times

2

pose; pause

1

to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)

8

twenty-six

3

mother

4

old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

3

to look young; to seem young

1

woman; female; feminine gender

4

common; usual

1

normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station

11

what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?

10

to smile pleasantly

2

make-up

1

practice; practising; experience

1

misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess

1

indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation

12

handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness

4

when it becomes; when it comes to

10

palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)

1