jpdb beta

plain; moor; prairie

1

bulky; massive; thick; heavy

4

mitten

2

collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval

4

OK; okay

1

bucket; pail

7

here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots

2

polka dots

1

to rinse; to wash out; to have one's revenge; to wipe out a disgrace

1

grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops

7

humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits

2

-years-old

1

trifle; insignificant thing; (only) this much

1

to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle

2

to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join

3

nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply

1

hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious

1

to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)

7

snuffling; sniffling

1

(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead

5

your home; your family; their home; (my) home

10

to get narrower; to contract

1

with a gulp

1

to swallow; to gulp down

2

by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate

1

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable

3

stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate

1

gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK

1

full speed

3

to write (prose, etc.); to compile (an anthology)

3

reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)

1

to bear fruit

1

day after day; day by day

1

to go to see (something, someone); to visit

2

to ripen (fruit, grain, etc.); to become ripe

1

to wait expectantly; to await in anticipation

1

jam

7

lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)

3

maid; helper; help; assistance

2

whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain

2

pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)

3

enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to

4

evening meal

1

making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance

2

saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot

3

to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)

1

to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion

1

kitchen; financial situation

6

father; dad; husband; you; he

15

witch

4