jpdb beta

to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

1

to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved

13

to become bloodshot

6

to yell; to bawl out

2

to buy a replacement; to replace by buying something new

1

drawing or writing in pencil

2

refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing

4

to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)

7

every night

9

cushion

1

good-quality; superior in quality

2

most suitable; optimum; optimal; best

1

crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)

1

sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)

7

appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right

4

x-mark

1

perfect; complete; flawless

5

sun; sunshine; sunlight

13

daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period

8

foolishness; silliness

2

currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air

2

to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)

5

to distinguish; to discern; to make out; to tell

1

to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention

2

to allow a less skilled person to practice with one (esp. in sumo)

1

to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on

5

before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill

3

to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength

10

muscleman; strong man

1

this much; this amount

4

to lull (a child) to sleep; to put a person to sleep

2

settlement; permanent residency

1

to smile pleasantly

1

reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph

4

a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course

5

eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)

5

midsummer; dog days

1

the Ox (second sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Ox (around 2am, 1-3am, or 2-4am); north-northeast; twelfth month of the lunar calendar

1

energy; vigor; vigour; vitality

1

tradition; convention

1

death penalty; capital punishment

5

(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence

4

fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault

1

something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman

1

office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)

1

Kouichi

3

section manager; section chief

1

head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team

1

company director; board member

1

success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence

1