jpdb beta

flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda

5

disposition; nature

2

lecture

3

to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation

1

poor hearing

2

(in) one's own way

1

devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)

1

this and that; one thing or another

3

hard of hearing

1

cane; walking stick; staff; wand

2

in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically

2

crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers

2

beating time with one's hands; clapping to the beat; making a careless move (in go, shogi, etc.); responding to an opponent's move without proper thought

1

(being) fully equipped; (being) fully furnished; completeness

1

third; no. three

2

melody; chime

8

Shōwa period (1926-1989); Showa period

1

kayōkyoku; form of Japanese popular music that developed during the Showa era; (Western) pop song

1

entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image

2

recital

2

background music; BGM

1

rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via

1

majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly

5

wheelchair

2

being worth doing

2

available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let

6

space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare

3

staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising

6

to shout (in anger); to yell

10

to be in disorder; to lie scattered around

3

I; me

49

one's person; around one's person

1

be quiet!; shut up!

1

after death

1

even though one has fallen on hard times; however down on one's luck one may be

1

dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion

9

wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps

3

grandfather; male senior-citizen

3

superior; superiors; senior

1

to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem

3

grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)

8

to scatter; to disperse; to spend on; to squander (e.g. one's fortune); to chase away (e.g. one's worries); to kill (pain)

2

the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation

1

casual speech; peer language; informal language

1

attractive middle-aged man

1

diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small

1

monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)

1

to stop (plug) one's ears

2

one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years

2

to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither

2