jpdb beta

Watanabe

22

one's original family name; maiden name

1

what is it?

5

to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy

1

dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme

1

dimple

2

in good health; alive and well; going strong

5

unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away

2

stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp

6

skirt

2

(stand to) attention!; standing at attention

6

to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple

2

and; although; but

1

to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge

1

pregnancy; conception; gestation

1

dress; one-piece (e.g. swimsuit)

1

line

1

hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible

13

now that you say that; now that you mention it

1

household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband

1

friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy

1

husband

3

start of a romance; beginning of love

1

uninterested (in); having no interest (in)

4

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

2

to be kind to; to treat kindly

2

upper arm; (arch.) lower arm

4

sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity

2

deceptive; fraudulent

1

wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice

2

to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked

2

to help (someone) to their feet; to help (someone) up

1

holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave; furlough

2

to exchange words

6

to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)

3

something wrapped in a furoshiki

3

round shape; circle; circular form

1

knot

1

curve; bend; crook

1

to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind

4

to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain

3

to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)

2

(a place) within one's reach

1

to improve one's skill

1

stifled laugh; chuckling; snickering

1

how dare ...; how could ...; surprisingly; unexpectedly

4

to breathe one's last; to pass away; to die; to expire

1

Japanese zelkova (Zelkova serrata)

4

roadside trees; row of trees

2

fallen leaves; leaf litter; leaf fall; dropping leaves; deciduous

1