jpdb beta

paper

2

jello; jelly; gelatin dessert; gel; jelly

1

yesterday

3

strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa); 15,000 yen

1

dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop

5

to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)

1

door; gate; opening; title page

1

red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist

11

bag

1

Japanese fir (Abies firma); momi fir

3

to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out

1

Shiwasuda

1

to giggle

1

above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach

1

to get on; to climb on

1

enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful

6

for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now

2

to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick

4

plentiful; lot of; much; pile of

1

to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly

2

from now; from this moment; henceforth

1

hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit

20

departure from the capital

1

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

1

foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation

1

to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo

2

nylon track suit (when worn as street fashion); rattle-rattle; rustle-rustle; whisper-whisper

3

as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely

2

great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)

1

to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on

1

like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to

1

speed

1

heave-ho!

2

in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that

1

body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health

5

entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly

1

to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)

1

heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva

3

approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like

5

next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour

1

to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone

3

still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least

4

slow; late; too late

1

to get hungry; to become hungry

1

to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

7

limit; bound

1

challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try

1

shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")

1

to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

3

gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase

4