jpdb beta

petal

1

humid; sultry

1

summer

5

Japantown (esp. historical Japantowns in Southeast Asia founded in the 16th-17th centuries)

1

district; area; zone; quarter; section; region

1

(public) park

3

Korea

1

pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless

4

shade; shadow

1

loose articles (not packaged with other things); bulk items; individual items; coins; small change

1

whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")

1

nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)

1

late autumn (fall); (arch.) ninth month of the lunar calendar

2

reception room; parlor; parlour

5

to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away

3

talk about divorce or separation

1

child's room; nursery

5

late at night

1

goggling; rolling (one's eyes)

2

light; lamp

1

sobbing; sob; weeping

3

to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about

2

to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across

3

to cry one's eyes out; to make one's eyes swollen from crying

1

to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone

1

stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock

1

conscience

1

to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile

2

daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision

3

prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively

1

Shinto shrine

2

high (spirits); euphoric; intoxicated; high

1

with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new; cleaned (of a plate, etc.); finished

1

ore; mineral; crystal

1

while in class

1

teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder

10

to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)

1

to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)

2

to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for

2

to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for

1

to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)

4

to be exhausted; to be tired out; to be worn out

2

a bit more; a bit longer

1

even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little

1

fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization

3

homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question

1

to rebuke; to scold harshly

1

detour; roundabout way

1

to become completely chilled

1

each house; every house; many houses

3