jpdb beta

neat (neatly); tidy; trim

1

tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings

5

soft rush (Juncus effusus var. decipiens); common rush

1

middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart

1

seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles

1

to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see

1

bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase

7

to cover fully; to wrap around

2

low dining table; tea table

1

textbook; coursebook; schoolbook

1

orderliness; put in order; tidying up; arranging neatly

1

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

2

Japanese-style room

2

personal computer; PC

1

stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy

1

CD player

1

lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate

6

(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling

2

invisibly; secretly; privately

3

pulp fiction; dime novel; akahon; university entrance exam workbook (published by Kyōgakusha); storybook (with red cover, Edo period); Red Guide (Michelin)

1

printing

1

tool; implement; means; furniture

2

glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)

7

barley tea

2

to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated

1

(air) bubble (esp. in a liquid)

1

bottle

1

tray

1

suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently

1

blank space; margin; blank canvas

1

explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation

4

to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into

2

bright; intelligent

1

(brand-)new article

3

just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)

1

main question; real issue at hand

1

to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of

1

quadratic function

2

in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run

1

square (e.g. metre)

1

complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment

1

spell; charm; incantation; magic word

1

sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)

5

to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on

4

I see; that's right; indeed

5

serious illness

1

to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something

1

there; that place

1

jail; gaol; prison

1

special training; intensive training; crash course

1