jpdb beta

blue sky

1

summer vacation; summer holiday

8

favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right

1

if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well

1

even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little

1

particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

1

inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round

1

yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill

1

beak; bill

1

to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with

1

stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole

2

kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)

1

misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess

1

centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government

1

significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest

1

to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter

1

China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)

5

plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme

2

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

1

to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)

1

wrinkle; crease; ripple

1

certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid

1

reflection (light, image, situation, attitude, etc.); reflecting; influence; application (e.g. of an update)

1

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

3

to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back

1

to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength

1

to rock; to shake; to swing

1

book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter

4

seems; I guess

2

typeface; style of handwriting; calligraphic style

1

to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede

2

son

1

finally; at last; ultimately; in the end

3

in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth

1

to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve

1

remaining years (of one's life)

1

selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful

2

to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack

1

to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with

1

you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!

1

chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)

1

dressing in kimono without hakama (for a man); dressing casually

1

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

1

to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape

1

genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional

1

looking pale; looking unwell

1

to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up

1

to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed

1

covered in mud; mud-caked

1

to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle

1