jpdb beta

un-; non-

2

authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers

2

favorite phrase; favourite phrase; byword; something one always talks about

1

the times; the world; society

1

pink; erotic; blue; pornographic

1

way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)

1

large bird; peng (giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)

26

reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight

1

doddering; tottering; unsteady; shaky; decrepit; infirm

1

nursing; care; caregiving; caring

2

candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)

4

sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest

1

O; o

13

partaking; participating; taking part in; sharing (something with someone)

2

princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue

1

thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward

1

pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness

1

alcohol; sake

2

cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang

1

to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist

1

heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy

1

cheek (of the face)

1

to feel indebted (to); to feel grateful; to be much obliged

1

to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)

9

one machine; one vehicle

2

kanreki; one's 60th birthday (or 61st in the traditional age reckoning system) when one has lived through a full sexagenary cycle

2

and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)

2

person who holds the purse strings; person who minds the cash; safe keeper; treasurer

4

important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident

3

regular customer; valued client

1

directions; instructions; orders; command

2

in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

1

bye; see you later

2

taxi

1

shadow; tail; following

4

to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated

1

detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation

1

squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); shinobu-wake (Edo-period women's hairstyle); clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern

9

to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible

1

number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.

11

to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)

1

somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

1

to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)

2

detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)

1

night travel; walking around at night; night train; nightly procession of monsters, spirits, etc.

1

bed; couch

1

awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely

1

plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit

2

coat; coating

1

design

1