jpdb beta

another time; some other time

1

master; expert; mansion; large house; rich family; distinguished family

1

long telephone conversation; being on the phone for a long time

1

superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis

1

all; entire; whole; altogether

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eight o'clock

2

past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)

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to sit down at the dining table (with someone); to eat with company; to share a table

3

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

1

please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of

6

it is I who should say so

1

and; thereupon; because of that

3

silence (not speaking); muteness

6

neighbouring house; neighboring house

4

textbook; coursebook; schoolbook

5

to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through

1

fellow; mutual; companion; comrade

4

indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell

1

therefore; consequently

1

hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark

1

on the way home from work

1

unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)

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child one is expecting; child in one's womb

1

first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

1

to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched

10

height of summer; hottest part of summer

1

water and sky; Varuna; Vedic god of water and sky (adopted into Buddhism as god of water and protector of the west)

1

palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign

1

the Dog (eleventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dog (around 8pm, 7-9pm, or 8-10pm); west-northwest; ninth month of the lunar calendar

2

prayer; grace (at meals); exorcism

1

to meet; to greet

2

frill

1

blouse

2

to be bewildered; to be perplexed

9

to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand

1

play; drama

10

all-night vigil over a body; wake

11

salad

2

tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing

1

salad dressed with tofu, white sesame, and white miso

1

cooked beans

1

small bowl

2

beer bottle

4

to be conspicuous; to stand out

7

preparation; arrangements

9

stealthily; secretly; in secret

7

both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold

1

eyebrow; eyebrows

1

to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly

3

facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)

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