jpdb beta

little by little

5

to suit; to match; to become; to be like

2

dress

3

to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of

2

the person in question; the person themselves; said person

3

many; much; plenty; hardly

1

careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate

2

yellow; amber

1

being good-for-nothing; useless person

1

yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill

1

to wear; to be dressed in; to have on

2

fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material

1

to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve

1

beyond comparison; incomparable

1

cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike

6

to smile

6

to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal

14

from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely

5

shopping; purchased goods

1

suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt

1

admiration; wonder; astonishment

1

to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind

1

a lot; many; (not) much; (not) many; almost (none)

1

to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit

10

more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once

2

merely for form's sake

1

to become like a different person; to have a change in personality

1

-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now

5

to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by

3

small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)

3

the second time

2

once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone

4

to communicate; to commune

1

eyelid

1

softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is

1

index finger; forefinger; second toe

1

reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)

1

feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)

1

any number of times

1

to pick at; to peck at

1

rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)

1

to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)

1

interval; break; pause; spare moment

1

choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy

1

though; notwithstanding; although

2

to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort

1

master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee

1

to fall in love

1

which; what (way)

1

rank; standing

3