jpdb beta

to hide; to conceal; to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard; to become quiet and inconspicuous

5

to react; to respond

1

totally automatic

2

hot-water bottle

2

sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)

1

normal operation (of a train service, bus service, etc.); running normally; normal state of affairs; business as usual

2

pity; compassion

8

being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image

12

to stab (into); to thrust (violently); to plant (in the ground, snow, etc.); to set; to stick (upright)

3

to become a couple; to be man and wife; to be married to

2

indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided

1

now is the time

3

piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)

1

attendant; valet; servant; follower

1

formal dress; ceremonial dress; morning dress; evening dress; dress suit

1

apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor

1

lady attendant; female servant; lady's maid; waiting maid

11

(the thing) itself

5

hard-to-forgive; intolerable; inexcusable; unpardonable

2

static electricity

4

to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)

1

old man; old geezer

4

to grumble; to gripe; to complain

1

maid

1

dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp

1

good family; respectable family; decent family

1

sons and daughters; children; girl

1

together; mutually; reciprocally; adds a nuance of solemnity or formality

1

child born to one's current wife

1

to boil; to seethe

1

to affect someone's prestige; to be beneath one's dignity

1

insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint

3

part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite

1

regular employee; permanent employee; full-time employee

1

invitation; introduction; temptation

4

to mistake (for something or someone else); to misread; to misjudge

2

difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn

1

water-filled bamboo tube which clacks against a stone when emptied (orig. used for keeping birds and wildlife away)

1

with a boing; with a sproing; with a crack; with a pop; (hitting) with vigour; with a kick

1

junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school

1

first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant

2

several months

2

alcohol; sake

1

manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling

1

classmate

1

to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap

3

to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave

4

big

1

sunglasses

2

school entrance ceremony

1