jpdb beta

avid reader; bookworm

1

to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)

4

by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means

2

to court; to woo; to approach defiantly

2

to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations

2

cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing

3

private; personal

1

to look stern

2

drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu

2

poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem

9

letter; missive; note; mail

3

literary style; form of (written) language (e.g. classical, modern)

1

reading (the parts one is interested in); reading here and there; skimming through; reading word by word; reading only the parts one can understand

1

contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import

6

slim; slender; slight; delicate

1

a bundle; a hundred

1

to be bewildered; to be perplexed

3

fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)

1

(romantic) love

1

passion; enthusiasm; zeal

4

address (e.g. opening or closing remarks); speech; ci (Chinese literary form); ancillary word

1

section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.

2

happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately

1

none

1

you; noblewoman; lady

1

outlet (e.g. for water or gas); market (for something); outlet (e.g. for excess energy); vent (e.g. for emotions)

1

address; destination

1

that's the way it is; such is life

1

being intrusive; intrusive person

1

tomboy

1

to rebuke; to scold harshly

1

to apologize; to apologise

4

goodness; good

2

to train; to discipline; to teach manners

1

marriage proposal; marriage talks

1

to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize

3

selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful

1

home (family, domestic) life

1

gratitude; thanks

1

to burn hotly; to burn redly; to lose one's temper; to get mad; to be upset

1

as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

1

fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe

2

unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking

1

as soon as possible; ASAP

1

copy; duplicate; facsimile; transcript

3

the original; original copy; script

4

not bad; not half bad; pretty good

1

cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet

2

unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate

3

broth; soup (esp. miso soup)

1