jpdb beta

one's daily milieu; neighbourhood; neighborhood; zone of life; sphere of life

1

encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)

2

cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable

1

thanks

1

bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely

3

sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked

1

to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted

1

to shut up; to imprison

1

old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn

3

Japanese-style house

1

wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off

1

warmth

3

(smelling) strongly; pungently; reeking; angrily; sulkily; in a huff

1

to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate

1

ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound

1

without a moment's delay; at once; immediately; instantly; promptly; without hesitation

4

a bit more; a bit longer

2

period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture

1

wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect

1

age; era; period; date

1

furnishings; implements; equipment

1

emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect

3

at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current

2

bottle

1

to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)

2

to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed

1

infant; baby; little child

2

sincere; honest; faithful

1

impulse; urge; impetus

2

in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

1

clanging; empty; deserted

1

empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless

1

to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin

2

's house; 's home

2

to join together; to sum up; to combine; to unite; to mix; to agree with

1

tap; faucet; tap (on a touchscreen); tap dance; tap (electrical)

2

to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)

1

to be thrilled; to be excited

2

wrong; different; not like that

1

rare; seldom

2

slap; smack; spanking

3

half a year; six months

2

to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

2

miscalculation

2

to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

3

illegitimate child; bastard; love child

4

whichever one chooses; either way

1

inconvenient

2

dependence; reliance

1

to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check

2