jpdb beta

companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)

2

loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending

2

reaching others' ears; publicity

1

a little bit; a little while

2

(arch.) three-legged bronze vessel (used in ancient China)

1

in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones; in secret; stealthily

1

three people

3

private talk; confidential talk; secret talk

1

moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key

2

silently (as the grave); quietly (as in death)

2

seat (esp. in public places or places with assigned seating); seating

2

to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange

4

next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour

4

to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside

4

conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially

5

to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)

4

shrieking; squealing; screeching; chattering (e.g. of a monkey); chittering

1

suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)

1

flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily

1

please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother

1

to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply

3

to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival

1

5-point card with a blue tanzaku; blue ribbon card; scoring combination consisting of the three 5-point cards with blue tanzaku

1

dealt hand consisting of one 20-point card and six 1-point cards; outstanding; standing out above the rest

1

iris (flower); Siberian iris (Iris sanguinea); (arch.) sweet flag (Acorus calamus); (arch.) calamus

1

the Sun, the Moon and the stars; three 20-point cards (high-scoring meld)

1

to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged

3

gambling

3

hana-awase (type of hanafuda game); any hanafuda game involving matching cards from one's hand with cards of the same suit in the field (such as hachi-hachi, koi-koi); flower-comparing contest (Heian period)

1

entertainment; hospitality; banishment (Edo-period punishment)

2

too (much); overly; excessively

1

to be beside oneself; to lose one's head; to go mad with something

1

to be unable to bear (something) any longer; to be unable to put up with

1

partition; division; discrimination; partiality; reserve; distance (in a relationship)

1

sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay

1

sitting in a circle

1

gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester

1

front; frontage; facade; main

1

vast (ocean, desert, etc.); boundless; vague (e.g. memories); unclear; rampant (weeds, etc.); running wild

2

high-ranking court noble; senior court official; kugyō; three lords and nine ministers (of the ancient Chinese government)

1

elder sister

1

padded kimono

1

one's hand; name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)

1

cards on the table (usu. face up)

1

taro (Colocasia esculenta); dasheen; eddo

2

really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way

3

bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy

4

wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)

12

bet; stakes

1

to (physically) force someone to sit down

1