jpdb beta

stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity

1

to sniff out; to get wind of

1

stealthy steps; soft steps

1

to be too late; to be too slow

1

dinnertime; suppertime

1

some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous

1

cooking stove; burner (gas, electric, etc.); range; cooktop; hob

1

extra; excess; surplus

1

carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)

2

to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with

1

(small crunchy) dried sardines

2

to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart

1

upturned eyes

1

edged tool; cutlery

2

internal organs; intestines; viscera

1

large pink (Dianthus superbus var. longicalycinus); woman who displays the feminine virtues of old Japan

1

ability; skill; facility

2

not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it

1

itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy

2

to taste; to try (food or drink)

1

beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end

1

sense of security

1

temporary

1

to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear

1

dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)

1

lucky; fortunate; timely; convenient

1

when one was a very young child; very early in one's life

4

to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing

1

childhood

1

living room (Western style); sitting room

1

vivid; clear; distinct

2

older brother

42

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)

1

thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words

1

head of family; originator

8

heir; eldest son

4

party leader

3

to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with

2

to become keen on; to get passionate about

1

with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names

2

perseverance makes one stronger; slow but steady wins the race

1

small teapot

1

master; teacher; stable master

6

hack; inferior horse; inferior person; incapable person

1

superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis

1

to stammer; to stutter

1

abashment; bashfulness

5

love affair; liaison

1

rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date

2

to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl

1