jpdb beta

to giggle

1

one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth

1

plump; somewhat large

1

(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness

1

to jump upon (a moving object)

2

to ask a question; to ask questions

1

to change

1

the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket

9

after a long time; for the first time in a while

1

to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up

1

Zen temple

1

exactly; precisely; (arch.) correct; (arch.) right; (arch.) greater (of equal court ranks); (arch.) upper

1

chef (esp. of high-end Japanese cuisine); cook; area of a kitchen that contains the chopping board

2

apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment

18

to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate

1

to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly

1

chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing

1

platform; home; home base; home plate

10

phew; whew

1

pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.

2

to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested

2

tall figure; high stature

2

with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff

1

handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation

1

meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly

2

twenty-five

1

close haircut

1

whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering

1

luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)

3

western capital; Kyoto

18

Heian-kyō; ancient Kyoto

1

sense; sensation; feeling; intuition

1

intersection on a go board

2

lower left

1

operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)

3

townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street

3

roadside; wayside; route

1

neon (Ne)

1

multi-floor building; multi-storey building; tall building

2

two rooms and a combination dining-kitchen

1

pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in

3

futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)

11

through a fusuma

2

slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark

7

muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line

12

dry riverbed; river beach

16

in the morning; during the morning

1

viewpoint; point of view; way of understanding; way of appreciating; how to look at something (e.g. noh, train schedule)

1

hexagon

3

to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass

2