jpdb beta

exceedingly; extremely; decisively

2

formal; courteous; ritual; ritualistic

1

you

5

just the other day; quite recently

1

bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)

1

monotonous

1

to follow (someone's) example; to imitate; to copy; to learn (by observation)

2

belatedly; though a little too late

1

to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order

1

taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)

1

something like ...; something called ...

3

order; command; life; destiny; fate

3

to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept

1

pigment; coloring; colouring; colorant; colourant

1

gazing at (in wonderment)

1

to take a breath; to take a short rest

6

to hold one's breath

1

giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange

4

relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls

1

to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants

3

to be exhausted; to be tired out; to be worn out

1

to grumble; to complain

1

making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi

3

meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up

1

ornament; decoration

1

to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate

2

two-storied building

1

snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily

1

bleak; chilly; dreary

1

lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life

1

to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)

2

how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name

2

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

3

modest; reserved; quiet; frugal; simple; plain

1

chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat

4

manners; behavior; behaviour

2

loosely dangling; lightly swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily

1

to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)

1

to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)

3

before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner

1

head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major

2

table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner

2

to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped

1

design; idea; conception; plan

2

hundreds

2

year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

3

retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking

1

(one's) master; (one's) employer; leader (of a country, group, etc.); head; Lord; main thing

2

falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses

1

to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice

1