jpdb beta

belly; abdomen; stomach

1

thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee

1

elder brother's wife; sister-in-law

328

as soon as; right after

1

elegance; taste; refinement

1

-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person

1

song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry

2

et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth

6

as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")

2

to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified

3

to mistake (for something or someone else); to be unable to recognize

1

opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows

11

light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight

1

pathos; sorrow; grief

1

to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)

6

soon; shortly; nearly; almost

5

side; flank; position where one is not directly involved (in a matter); outsider's position; the sidelines

1

to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into

2

the ... in question

1

sure; yeah; I know

3

to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

2

ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to

1

always; constantly; at all times; habitually

8

difference; discrepancy

1

old-fashioned way of thinking; old-fashioned spirit; old-fashioned

1

eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son

4

highest (e.g. floor); top; best; finest; supreme

1

to smear; to daub; to shift (the blame onto someone else)

1

to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate

1

attaching the polite suffix "-san" to someone's name

1

too (much); overly; excessively

1

to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)

3

to change (one's clothes)

3

to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

12

room; apartment; flat

1

in front of your nose; right next to you; tip of one's nose

4

coating (esp. lacquering)

2

pottery; earthenware; ceramics; porcelain

2

counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter

1

drying of washed and starched clothing by stretching; stage prop of paper over a wood frame (for trees, rocks, etc.)

1

board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board

2

long and narrow

4

bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)

6

sparse; distant (of a relationship); estranged; alienated

1

to rust; to become rusty

1

iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast

6

garden lantern; hanging lantern

1

sprinkling water (to keep down dust, cool pavements, etc.)

1

damp; moist; (slightly) wet; quiet; calm; peaceful

1

to get wet

6