jpdb beta

as you can imagine; as imagined

1

stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete

2

shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear

1

to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress

1

to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)

6

to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range

2

to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)

2

thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting

1

Japanese-style room

1

desk

3

table

3

bookshelf

2

study; library; den; home office; reading room

1

chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat

5

to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge

11

signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking

1

fusuma; Japanese sliding screen

1

to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)

4

suit (clothing); suit

8

inside pocket

1

to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)

4

to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve

15

one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)

1

sealed letter

2

secretary (government); director; chief

20

private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside

1

direct; immediate; personal; firsthand

3

to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply

2

to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on

1

to break the seal

1

letter; personal correspondence

9

with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly

2

window

2

to face on; to look out on to

3

laptop (computer); notebook (computer)

1

smartphone; smart phone

1

tablet; pill; tablet; tablet computer; tablet; (inscribed) slab

1

armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track

2

liquid crystal television

1

stingy; petty; pathetic; lovable; sweet; charming

1

longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration

1

desk; copy editor

4

Buddhist scriptures; sutras

1

book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter

2

business

1

glass door

2

Western wine and spirits; Western liquor

1

bottle

2

to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal

4

miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized

1