jpdb beta

to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)

4

god of a cooking stove

1

to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip

1

bathhouse; (public) bath; bathroom

1

cheek

4

reward; prize; treat; delight; small joy

6

closing (properly); shutting; firmness; tightness; carefulness (with money); economy

1

godan (verb, verb conjugation); fifth dan (in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)

1

pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)

1

small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks

2

leaving behind; desertion; abandonment

2

to jump up and down; to hop

3

friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by

2

to find out; to discover; to locate

2

cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless

1

ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf

1

sudden and unexpected; coming out of nowhere; out of the blue

1

interpretation; explanation; reading; construction

1

assistance; support

3

sensible; sensuous; intuitive

2

grandmother

1

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

3

pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way

1

letting (someone) die without helping

1

mineral

1

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

3

limestone

1

agate

2

calcite

1

quarrying

1

properties of rock; nature of stone; quality of stone; stony (e.g. meteorite); lithic

1

yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill

1

kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis)

1

mysterious; mystical

1

the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life

1

waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand

4

very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly

2

not only ... but (also); as well as ...

1

sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable

1

not worth (getting angry about, etc.)

3

mountain

1

confession

1

each and all; every single one; everybody

1

shame; embarrassment; disgrace

1

older sister and younger brother

1

whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other

1

piece

1

millipede

1

it's hard to tell a poor thinker from a sleeping one; they to whom only bad ideas come might as well be asleep; inadequate ideas are worse than none at all

1

winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying

1