jpdb beta

cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear

1

fortune-telling; divination

1

leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)

1

something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)

1

tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den

1

tidying up; finishing

1

sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive

2

being very busy; busyness

1

presence; sitting with; being with

1

cabinet (of a government); ministry

1

connection; pull

1

gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy

2

side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time

1

promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)

1

person of character

1

foundation

1

supervision; superintendence; chairmanship; chairman

1

peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade

2

seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity

4

to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out

2

to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach

1

from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved

1

eyebrow; eyebrows

1

precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern

1

something (or other)

1

planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring

1

your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you

2

grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude

2

reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind

1

completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened

1

postwar period; period after Second World War

3

to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for

1

backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back

1

unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)

3

to win; to gain victory

2

competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)

2

South Korea; Republic of Korea; Korean Empire (1897-1910)

1

Taiwan

1

Southeast Asia

1

to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of

5

sulfur (S); sulphur

2

trifles; minor details

1

back of the hand

2

to exchange (things); to convert (currency); to be in contrast (to); to contrast (with)

1

to snatch; to steal

1

only; nothing but

1

with a start; with a jump

1

sofa; couch

1

to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)

5

himself; yourself; herself

1