jpdb beta

to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of

1

abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve

1

prickling; stinging; tingling

2

to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander

1

affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble

1

before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand

1

to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch

3

collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck

2

breast; udder

4

to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die

2

living room (Japanese-style)

1

feminine handwriting; woman's hand

1

to slip through; to make one's way through quickly

1

step; stride; counter for steps

3

fusuma; Japanese sliding screen

1

newspaper

1

cannot be helped; unavoidable

1

at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know

4

flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle

1

to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)

3

to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)

2

to get a crick in one's neck (while sleeping)

1

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

1

bad-feeling; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross; disgusting

1

whole face; all over one's face

3

trace; tracks; site; remains; scar

3

itchy

1

to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do

2

mother; wife

1

mother

2

New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January

1

homecoming; returning home

1

teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member

1

women's work pants

1

to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned

1

unable to finish (on time, etc.); unbearable; intolerable; beyond endurance

2

just the two of them

1

departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.

2

mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling

1

younger; junior

1

indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless

1

in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically

1

to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve

5

my spouse (esp. used to refer to one's wife); my wife; my husband

1

being average (capacity, looks) (as good as anyone); mediocrity

2

duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus

1

coarse tea

1

outer canthus; outer corner of the eye

1

laugh line; smile line; nasolabial fold

1

every day

4