jpdb beta

stepping stone

4

along (a wall, river, railroad tracks, etc.); alongside; following

1

beginning; commencement; first (one comes to); approaching; affability; approachability

1

partitioning screen

1

to hold one's tongue; to shut up

3

to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on

2

unloading (of cargo); discharge

1

dependent on one's parents

1

20 years old

2

parents; both parents

2

to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about

2

say; well; um; er

1

Ise merchant; shop name of an Ise merchant; (arch.) miser; (arch.) stingy person; (arch.) skinflint

5

year before last

1

to crouch; to stoop; to yield; to submit; to hide; to conceal oneself

1

to stop talking; to break off; to pause

2

(public) duty

1

I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality

17

investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody

2

interaction with one's neighbors; relationship with one's neighbors

1

premature; untimely (e.g. death); early

1

fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence

1

shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation

1

to take care of

1

difference; discrepancy; variation

1

wrist

1

to know; to be aware (of); to be acquainted (with); to think; to consider; to believe

2

Hachiman (god of war); Hachiman shrine; (arch.) certainly

1

immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity

1

to rise

1

to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act innocent

1

suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go

1

to shake; to jolt; to rock; to swing

1

nonresistance

1

to shift (something) from one hand to the other; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to exchange (what one is holding for something else)

1

being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback

1

without doing ...; don't

1

to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)

1

to become pale; to turn pale

1

in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)

1

treasury; treasure house; storehouse; treasure trove; rich source (of)

1

fiancé; fiancée

2

really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely

1

warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown

3

ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card

3

between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis

3

son; punk; brat; penis

3

having only tiles of one suit and no honor tiles (meld)

41

to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important

2

investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry

1