jpdb beta

fragment; scrap; piece; shred

1

dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly

7

to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)

4

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

5

set meal; special (of the day)

1

teacup

1

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

2

short pause; short interval

1

to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include

5

Earth; the globe

3

to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation

3

serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)

3

silent; mute; dumb

1

it may be because

4

way of eating; how to eat

1

squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)

1

part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden

1

small animal

1

state of mind; mental state; mental attitude

2

to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch

13

cough; ahem

1

points of similarity

1

recent years

1

to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)

4

expression; look; countenance; face

2

pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable

1

older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl

2

takeout (i.e. food); take-out; takeaway; take-away

1

ten; 10; ten years of age

4

counter for articles; counter for military units; individual

1

to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake

1

beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly

1

to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)

11

with eyes half-closed

2

year; age; years; past one's prime; old age

4

piece; fragment; one (object)

1

freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration

1

tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables

2

likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences

1

hey; say; look

2

auntie; older woman

2

to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand

1

to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted

14

to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over

2

nimble; quick; agile

2

to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)

1

big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)

1

market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market

3

to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited

11

bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water

4