jpdb beta

to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone

1

to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing

1

centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government

1

suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt

2

this area; around here

3

to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)

2

deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free

1

to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew

3

timing

5

bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely

1

yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer

3

to fall on one's backside; to land on one's rear

6

I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me

2

won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you

3

bottom; buttocks; bidet function (for anal cleansing)

1

to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress

3

timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear

1

restless; fidgety; in a hurry

1

church; congregation

9

to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture

1

children

1

relative; relation

1

orphan; person without friends

1

sister (sibling); (Catholic) sister; sister (female partner in a homosexual relationship)

11

to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away

1

sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)

1

maid; helper; help; assistance

2

to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed; to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally); to become intimate (with)

2

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

1

to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand

1

outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits

1

spacious; vast; wide

2

isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words

3

to be erected; to be built

1

(made of) stone; stone-built

1

to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive

1

garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area

1

habit (garment worn by nuns, monks, friars, etc.)

1

to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear

1

children; kids

13

to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against someone; to play (a game, match, etc.) against someone

1

to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told

1

sincere; honest; faithful

1

as if it were about oneself

1

pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast

1

to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high

1

embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward

1

(one's) older brother; lad; sonny

2

boyfriend; he; him

1

kiss; squeak (of a mouse); with a slurp

2