jpdb beta

rice bowl; tea cup; teacup

1

to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly

4

slipper; slippers

8

there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there

3

answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result

1

stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

1

condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner

1

to wait and see; to see how the land lies

2

to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly

6

extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more

2

tension; strain

2

gulpingly; in one gulp

1

saliva (in one's mouth)

1

to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up

1

throat; singing voice

2

to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)

1

hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

1

to add (to what was said before); to say in addition

1

frail; slender; feminine

2

long time; many years

1

to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to

1

to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die

1

despondency

2

sense of emptiness; empty feeling; feeling of meaninglessness

1

large drop (rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (grape, cherry, etc.)

2

mist; haze

3

to stiffen; to become stiff

1

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

1

unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously

1

battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict

2

himself; he himself

1

uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently

1

idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)

2

lack of self-reliance; depending on others

2

superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic

1

several day period

1

moment by moment; hour by hour

1

moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression

2

to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile

1

for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance

1

clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.

2

to swim

1

clear; obvious; evident; bright; light

1

wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment

2

only son

1

to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together

1

to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign

3

difficult to ...; hard to ...

1

resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted

2

on the other hand

1