jpdb beta

to make a living

1

dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic

7

older sister; elder sister

10

master; expert; Meijin (professional title); Meijin (highest title for male players in competitive karuta)

1

crack; fissure; rift (in a relationship); split; crack

2

value; worth; merit

2

lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end

1

useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point

3

smiling face; smile

43

to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post

2

to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)

1

change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension

1

to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent

1

suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly

1

lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable

9

idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression

2

being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together

17

a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many

19

fluent (in a language); flowing

1

fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy

1

to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around

1

to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)

2

with a crack; with a smash

1

article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry

1

in this way; like this

9

to break into fragments; to go to pieces

2

life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation

6

to smash to pieces

1

to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble

9

to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)

2

to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)

7

to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light

19

to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something

3

because of; owing to; due to

4

viscously; stickily

1

to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at

1

well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable

2

to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward

4

to become speechless; to be at a loss for words

3

rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence

1

to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err

1

fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually

10

to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour

1

unexpectedly; surprisingly

9

to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut

6

grim face; angry look

1

temple; shrine; sanctuary

1

regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing

10

... is the reason; ... is my excuse

1

what sort; what kind

2