jpdb beta

value in doing something; feeling that something is worth doing; rewarding feeling; sense of satisfaction

2

serious; important; significant; grave; weighty

5

the way back; the way home; return trip

3

to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps

1

greeting; a fine thing to say

1

rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)

5

small bird; little bird

2

to take advantage (of someone's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on

1

unable to resist; unable to suppress

3

to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit

4

magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly

4

to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with

2

alternate; alternating

4

to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)

3

to lock up; to shut up; to imprison

2

fiction; fabrication; concoction

1

to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced

2

certain; definite; clear; credible

1

to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive

6

can do; may do; be capable of doing

1

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

6

outrageous; wild (ambition, idea, etc.); crazy; inordinate; extravagant (e.g. claims); audacious

1

attitude to life; form of existence; way of life

3

(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place

1

thick soup

1

to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)

9

to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)

1

vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit

5

to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear

3

about when; about what time; how soon

1

kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool

1

primary school; elementary school; grade school

11

friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement

4

to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)

8

to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly

1

to keep away; to keep at a distance

2

solitude; loneliness; isolation

3

sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness

1

accurate; correct; precise; exact

1

separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction

1

rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter

9

inner glow or light; deep gloss or luster (lustre)

3

to scoop up; to dip up

1

taking leave (of a visited place); leaving; going home; leaving one's employment; quitting one's job; being dismissed

1

really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly

6

for today; for the time being

7

to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch

1

extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless

2

holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night

5

convenience store

5