jpdb beta

verbal promise; one's word

1

to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid

4

celebration; celebratory event; congratulatory gift; tip; gratuity

1

wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment

1

(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service

1

bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh

2

warmly; cordially; with tender care

1

wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam

1

tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony

1

indicates question

5

to see; to look; to watch; to try to

1

by today; before the day is over

1

to be in high spirits

1

bank; coast; shore

1

downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes

1

final; eventual; ultimate

1

reaching; attaining; arrival

3

width of a river

1

small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest

1

water well

1

to serve; to work for; to attend

1

to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen

4

(with a) click (e.g. camera shutter); (with a) snap

1

beach; water's edge; coastline; national border; before entering the country

1

drop (e.g. of water); drip

18

10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various

3

to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

5

amount of money; sum of money

3

furniture

4

to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)

2

buying; purchasing

1

to do

1

easy; simple

2

money-saving feeling; bargain feeling

1

above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent

2

secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings

1

to get change back; to be more than enough

1

both arms

1

crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something

1

emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point

1

if I (we, etc.) could

1

one digit; one column; the "ones" column

1

to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else

1

now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

2

working without pay; free service; work for nothing

1

leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase

1

amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity

5

new home

6

evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)

1

rapid (e.g. progress)

1