jpdb beta

starvation; famine; hunger

1

nutrition; nourishment

1

town geisha; geisha not working in a red-light district

1

retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking

1

to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile

1

to settle down

1

to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (e.g. boredom); to conceal (e.g. one's sorrow with a smile); to shift (the conversation)

1

traditional performing arts (e.g. shamisen, koto, dance, etc.); accomplishments

1

to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in

1

suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting

2

keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use

1

stylish; smart; chic; (arch.) conceited; (arch.) cheeky

3

(of a woman) strong-minded; spirited; mannish

1

geisha house; establishment with geisha on its books for whom it acts as an agency

1

several years; a few years

3

(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown

3

special; particular; peculiar; unique

3

comfort women brothel (during World War II); military brothel

1

live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service

2

to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from

1

to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff

1

jeep

4

to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash

1

to whistle

1

to be peevish; to sulk; to pout

1

to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of

1

American person; Yankee

1

juvenile vagrant; street urchin; waif; guttersnipe

13

vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump

5

one's new address

1

sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around

1

proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)

1

paper patch; paper backing; poster; sticker; label

9

look of amazement; looking dumbfounded

1

blood relationship; blood relative

1

safety; welfare; well-being

1

to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of

1

one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object

2

signs; omen; symptoms

1

standing signboard; billboard; hoarding

1

extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)

1

content of a letter

1

to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over

1

writing; composition; essay; sentence

1

to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch

1

counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level

1

quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)

1

chill; shakes; ague

3

to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)

2

haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)

2