jpdb beta

to straighten oneself

1

chief; main; principal; important

2

(my) wife; inside the home; one's family

1

chuckle; chuckling

2

staying up all night

5

to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry

10

rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby

2

laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)

6

eating only a little; having a small appetite

1

pickles made in brine and fermented rice bran (esp. vegetables, also meat, fish, eggs, etc.)

1

ochazuke; rice with tea poured on it

1

to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)

7

amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching

5

in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious

2

fusuma; Japanese sliding screen

4

to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange

2

for one's true nature to come out

1

to begin some form of lifestyle

2

country living; life in the country; country life

1

self-conceit; pride

2

holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail

2

employee; servant

2

shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety

2

wheat bran

1

to overhear

1

limply; idly; aimlessly

2

(computer) bug

1

literary

2

good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do

25

refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing

2

cake or snack served with tea

1

to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)

2

small teapot

1

to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)

17

youthful; young; young-looking

1

bitterness; bitter taste

2

floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly

7

high-class item

2

price; cost

3

origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material

4

secondary residence; vacation home; villa

1

first meeting; first interview with

3

impression

5

agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)

1

I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)

12

evening meal; supper; dinner

1

to have the privilege of doing

4

bowing while pressing three fingers of each hand on floor

1

slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)

2

to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober

2