jpdb beta

any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand

1

to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)

2

genealogy; lineage; family tree; pedigree

1

irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)

1

bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling

5

to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself

1

main shrine; inner sanctuary

1

head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major

2

town mayor

1

regarding highly; attaching importance to

1

it seems that; as if

5

palanquin set with jewels; money and social status gained by marrying a rich and powerful man

1

to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded

2

to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)

1

coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency

4

inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity

1

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

3

distant look; faraway look

2

reply; answer

1

useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point

4

innocent; simple-minded

3

circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances

10

desperately; for one's dear life

2

to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way

9

several years; a few years

2

to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour

2

not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited

1

now; come (now); well

2

being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)

1

immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily

1

to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten

1

O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray

1

leadership; initiative; spearhead

1

garden lantern; hanging lantern

12

sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)

6

funeral; burial; condolence

1

stone lantern

1

how; in what way; by what means

6

heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy

3

portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back

1

to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive

1

to throw into

1

image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition

1

burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong

2

fixed paper-enclosed lantern; paper-covered wooden stand housing an (oil) lamp

3

shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma

2

to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean

1

to mourn for; to grieve for; to condole with (the bereaved family, etc.); to hold a memorial service for; to hold a funeral service for

1

reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes

1

no!; no no!; no, not at all

1