jpdb beta

clearing one's throat; cough

2

to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up

1

stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm

1

to make an appearance; to show up

2

is it not so?

1

although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again

4

guidance; leadership; leading the way

1

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

2

awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained

1

bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)

3

certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly

1

to run off; to break into a run; to start running

2

to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack

2

breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium

5

to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)

1

to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in

1

to hold up in one's arms

2

thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue

1

meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting

2

in the future; another day; later

1

to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry

1

to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across

1

just before

1

corner; nook; recess

1

to perceive; to understand

1

tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)

1

to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance

1

beginning; start

1

laugh; laughter

1

whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom

1

disposition; temperament; temper; nature

2

more than expected

1

peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity

1

(someone else's) child

3

birth; creation; formation

1

longed-for; anxiously awaited

1

lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)

1

shout of joy; cry of pleasure; jubilant comments

1

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

4

porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics

1

water vessel

14

to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with

8

blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature

1

glaze; overglaze; enamel

1

hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord

1

water offered to God; water drunk before an altar to symbolize the making of a vow; miracle-working water; water which gathers in the nodes of bamboo after falling as rain at noon on the 5th day of the 5th month (lunar calendar), thought to be effective when used in medicines

4

conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation

2

good luck; fortune

1

condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner

1

stealthily; secretly; in secret

1