jpdb beta

contrived; false-sounding

1

brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter

1

to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch

4

to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter

2

writing desk

1

elbow

1

to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled

2

if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like

1

dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar

3

that day; the very same day

1

breakfast

5

Suō (former province located in the southeast of present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture)

1

kaya (Torreya nucifera); Japanese nutmeg tree

1

clothing; garment; dress

2

group; party; team; squad; section

2

to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)

1

idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk

14

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

5

periodic; regular; routine

1

leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader

1

to sit down at the dining table (with someone); to eat with company; to share a table

1

compared with

2

bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy

1

tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den

1

as planned; according to plan

3

taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)

1

table

1

Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray

1

elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article

3

oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...

2

(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling

1

looking over someone's shoulder

3

check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out

1

as expected; as predicted

3

your (visual) observation

1

cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)

1

this and that; various things

1

there is nothing; having nothing

1

to put into the mouth; to eat

1

red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist

4

in that way; like that; that way

3

obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity

7

to be able to eat; to be able to swallow

1

temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction

1

to shake off

4

to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase

2

just a little

3

to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old

3

to wipe; to dry

5

to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included

1