jpdb beta

hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious

2

older brother

17

cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear

1

to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)

1

to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see

1

avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)

4

home; family; household

1

beautiful face; good looks; beauty

1

stay; sojourn

3

fifth day of the month; five days

1

mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet

1

inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)

1

adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger

1

alarm bell

1

second day of the month; two days

1

holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)

2

by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly

1

feudal lord

5

entreaty; supplication; petition

1

in public; in company

1

I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

1

adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)

1

to show in; to usher in

2

gossipy; abusive; critical; jabbering

1

easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...

3

neat and clean; tidy; trim

2

to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with

2

to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand

2

balcony

3

to step forward; to volunteer

1

heavy thunder

2

clapping hands; applause

2

travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito

2

cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)

1

to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying

1

showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay

4

trousers

1

shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)

1

elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)

2

eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)

1

peddler; pedlar; hawker

1

hair ornaments

4

present; gift; to give a present or gift

1

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

2

crowd of people

1

energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life

1

comfortable; pleasant

3

at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current

1

lamp; light

2

rooftop

1