jpdb beta

to poke; to push

3

to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter

1

trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family

3

lovely; sweet

1

breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium

1

staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising

2

to look around; to take a view of

2

unfashionable; uncouth; unrefined; unpolished; unsophisticated

1

neat; trim; tidy; pretty

1

turtleneck; turtle-necked sweater; polo-neck(ed) sweater

1

knit; knitted fabric; knitted garments; nit (unit of surface brightness equal to 1 candela per square meter)

1

flare skirt; flared skirt

1

simple; plain

2

sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable

1

to cheer up; to liven up; to become active; to look better; to improve (in appearance); to stand out

2

showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay

1

colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel

2

reproachful; hateful; bitter

1

youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy

2

to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of

3

creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep

1

to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim

1

slightly; faintly

3

(a) glance; (a) look

1

standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)

1

thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned

1

talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk

1

to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper

2

at a loss for words; stumped for words

1

blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing

1

pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.

2

incense stick

1

unrefined sake

2

yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill

2

fine split (e.g. in wood); hangnail

1

mortar; plaster; stucco

1

coating (esp. lacquering)

1

patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering

1

Nephila clavata (an Oriental species of golden orb-weaving spider); Argiope amoena (an Oriental species of orb-weaving spider); wasp spider (Argiope bruennichi)

1

nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web

2

to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)

1

to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff

1

cake served with tea; teacake

1

biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence

1

dispute; argument; contention

1

nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; nature (of something); character; kind

1

way of reciting; way of telling a story

1

to take in; to attract

1

smelling of incense; overly pious

1

lecture; sermon; preaching; moralizing; moralising

1