jpdb beta

amazake; sweet drink made from fermented rice or sake lees

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that; he; she; that person

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rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite

2

open water pipe; conduit

2

grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen

3

to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)

3

discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment

2

roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides); mawworm; feelings that influence one's mood; stomach growling

1

iron pot; kettle

6

the usual; as it always is; said; that (previously-mentioned person or object); (arch.) in the usual way

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(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid

2

empty stomach; hunger

2

too much; excessive; too

2

adds emphasis to the following verb or indicates that the action is done forcefully or violently

1

bento; Japanese box lunch

7

onigiri; rice ball

1

(a) Buddha; deceased person

2

reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryō codes)

1

to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten

2

enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it

1

very hungry; starving; bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; denting; buckling

1

thanks for taking care of me; thanks for taking care of my loved one

1

to meet someone by chance; to happen upon

2

penniless; broke

1

to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house

6

good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient

2

possibly; maybe; perhaps

1

the present

1

sewing box

1

to sparkle; to glitter; to twinkle

1

care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter

1

unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help

4

silently; hushed; in a still manner

2

westering sun; setting sun; afternoon sun

3

totally (immersed in something, e.g. liquid, work); addicted

1

for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest

2

to save up (money)

1

to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up

1

fast typing; fast beating; fast drumming

1

universe; cosmos; space

2

store; shop; establishment; restaurant

1

useless; in vain

1

fiancé; fiancée

1

elderly spinster

1

to give a little chuckle; to let out a giggle

2

preparation; arrangements

1

having poor eyesight; poorly sighted

1

just a little

1

show (blood-stained mucus discharge that happens towards the end of pregnancy); bloody show; signature mark (crest) used by members of the imperial family to mark their belongings; mark; sign

1

small silver coin of the Edo period

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