jpdb beta

indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission

1

however; because; as

1

consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude

1

Wednesday

1

script reading; scenario reading; avid reader; bookworm; reading a book; reading books

1

ambassador

1

to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show

2

skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid

2

several years; a few years

2

serious look (on one's face); straight face

1

it's no joke; gimme a break!

1

grandmother

1

rarely; seldom

1

fish

1

vegetables or fish boiled in soy sauce

1

nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing

1

yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration

1

just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"

2

sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)

1

kitchen waste; food scraps; raw garbage

1

burnable garbage; burnable waste

1

-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be

1

content of a letter

1

from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because

1

judgment; judgement; divination; judgement

1

mist; haze

1

why; how

2

to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important

2

with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word

1

in that way; like that

1

direct; immediate; personal; firsthand

6

hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy

1

situation

8

to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)

2

which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who

4

(large) parrot (incl. the cockatoo)

1

word; vocabulary

1

to repeat; to do something over again

5

painful; being sorry; feeling sorry

2

upturned eyes

1

to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone

1

unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still

4

to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)

1

to talk; to speak

2

to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up

1

tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard

11

ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage

4

to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress

2

whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic

1

blood

1