jpdb beta

painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing

1

than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except

1

to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in

1

a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago

2

mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)

1

to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken

2

that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?

1

a bit more; a bit longer

1

above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)

1

hollow; cavity; hole; cave

1

diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily

7

just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...

2

if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so

2

(wet) compress; poultice; fomentation

1

to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell

1

direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)

1

thank you; thanks

2

that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that

1

to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure

1

to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage

3

was; were

5

again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and

3

stairs; stairway; staircase

2

to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to

2

what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well

1

phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo

1

lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone

4

New Year's card

7

called; known as; that; to say

4

to like; to prefer

1

older sister; elder sister

3

faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate

1

ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave

1

recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest

1

to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound

1

next year

2

how many years; how long; what year

1

this year

2

sheep (Ovis aries)

3

year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

2

horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)

1

monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook

3

monkey

3

by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)

1

picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage

11

to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine

18

natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary

1

sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)

1

strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance

2

when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days

1