jpdb beta

triangle; triangular shape

2

to lean against; to set against

1

pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants

2

private property; personal belongings; personal effects

3

mother

24

the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan

4

culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)

8

adoration; admiration; devotion

1

exotic

2

mother

36

fish

5

hence; for that reason

5

to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)

1

central stalk of a dried rice plant

2

millionaire; one's superior; one's elder; (arch.) virtuous and gentle person; (arch.) female owner of a whorehouse in a post town; (arch.) chief of a post town

1

investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking

8

(silk) crepe

2

to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)

9

to hate; to dislike

22

to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate

2

to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort

3

true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience

8

immature; childish

1

to feel ashamed

5

implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation

2

making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold

4

drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu

13

square; rectangular

5

square

1

dozens; scores of; decades

1

obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum

2

to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)

1

even if not; even without

4

skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious

12

to fold up; to fold into layers

2

very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes

1

to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into

1

finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)

2

bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry

17

to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk

5

swan (Cygnus spp.); white-feathered bird

2

crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)

2

origami; art of paper folding; hallmark; certificate of authenticity

14

basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation

1

modesty; humility; being humble

2

to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create

4

to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)

13

clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly

12

to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things

2

impossible to do (although wants to)

4