jpdb beta

parentless; orphaned; parentless child; orphan

3

older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella

24

since then; from that time; ever since

9

relative; relation

5

aloneness; loneliness; solitude

24

to perceive; to understand

5

one's background; one's history; one's circumstances; one's merit; asset; strong point

2

absolute zero

1

electric current

3

to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted

4

chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain

8

stew

2

simmering; (boiling) gently

4

surroundings; circumference

4

to beat the hell out of

6

bubble; foam; froth; head on beer

14

to carry a joke too far

1

to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together

9

to become hoarse

4

that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you

104

miso lees; miso strainings; miso dregs; child who is made light of; child who is left out of games; immature child or person

2

to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away

26

splat!

1

original form; base form

1

to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade

10

to work assiduously; to give one's all; to make the utmost effort; (lit.) to make (grind) one's body into dust

3

ungrateful

6

to feel at ease

5

wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily

3

(electric) torch; flashlight

34

completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened

1

hook; hook bracket (Japanese quotation mark)

2

emergency supplies storehouse

4

private residence

1

pale; pallid

11

relief; embossed carving; bringing to the fore; throwing something into relief

2

to find out

7

lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life

4

house; dwelling; human habitation

4

residence; abode; dwelling

2

studio apartment; studio flat

1

to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across

21

tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)

1

chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser

4

to fold up; to fold into layers

4

small bottle

3

simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved

1

nightlife; night amusements

2

noisy; confused; uproarious

6

right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...

5