jpdb beta

to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...

1

peerage (in Japan; 1868-1946); nobility; aristocracy

8

woman; female; feminine gender

7

social life; social intercourse

3

to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in

1

mother

3

method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)

1

salon; saloon; sarong; saron (instrument)

1

place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament

2

guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests

2

to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for

4

black tea

2

to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress

7

that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so

1

to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

6

Western confectionery

1

to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

3

most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest

1

at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now

1

day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date

2

memory; recollection; remembrance; storage

5

one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although

2

to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)

1

letter; missive; note; mail

1

to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)

2

place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point

5

mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but

2

gossip

1

to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour

3

actually; really; truly; in practice; practically

1

to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember

7

consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp

2

to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse

1

as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly

2

to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)

4

spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone

1

to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with

1

to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out

4

innocent; simple-minded

1

cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)

2

ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan

5

to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)

2

to chase; to run after; to pursue

2

beast; brute; animal

1

stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled

1

all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever

2

head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top

5

around the neck; neck size (measurement)

1

to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to

2

soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly

1