jpdb beta

fusuma; Japanese sliding screen

7

slight; thin; on the weak side

1

backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind

2

cheap article; poor quality article

4

low dining table; tea table

2

to fall flat; to fall face down

5

to collapse into; to flop onto

1

tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings

2

water pipe

2

bathroom

1

to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

2

one; one

2

postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)

1

nameplate; doorplate

1

to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)

1

irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate

3

thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected

6

cushion

1

pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in

5

to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself

2

dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined

5

telephone (device)

3

credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest

1

to hang; to hang up

1

chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser

1

audio; audio equipment (esp. high-end)

1

reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight

1

journal; magazine; periodical

2

dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing

8

(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability

2

runaway; fugitive

2

lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life

2

spade

1

ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)

1

joker

1

at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because

1

long visit; overstaying

3

stealing

2

careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate

4

being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering

1

to become desperate; to give in to despair

2

to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for

2

halfwit; blockhead; fool

2

noon; midday; daytime; lunch

7

dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit

5

bronze statue

1

public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing

7

bench

1

electric noticeboard; electric scoreboard; electric bulletin board

1

to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage

1