jpdb beta

volume (sound)

1

to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)

1

rhythm

1

same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism

1

ringing; sound

1

tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle

1

sense of reality

1

to push back

1

whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard

2

in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth

1

tidying up; finishing

1

to get tired of waiting

1

easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk

1

just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays

1

along the road; along the way

2

divide into four pieces; one fourth

1

to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true

2

yearned for; longed for; missed

1

coffee

4

young man; young woman; young people; young employee; young manservant; young follower

1

telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call

1

to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in

1

for example; for instance; e.g.

1

China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)

1

town; city; municipal; urban

1

sincerity and kindheartedness; honesty and simplicity

1

something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman

2

Atsumori

2

Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family

2

fleeing soldier; warrior fleeing the battlefield; deserter

1

frequent; common; usual

2

on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat

1

Heike family; Taira family

1

connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity

1

every place; various places

1

laying on thickly; thick layer

1

seven

2

tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of

1

tube

4

sunscreen; suntan lotion; sunblock

5

argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise

1

to tuck (e.g. sleeves); to roll up

1

hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm

1

if you insist (on it)

1

hopscotch

1

roadside; wayside

2

ant

7

Ant colony

1

rank (of troops); file; column; formation

2

passage; path; route; one's way

1