jpdb beta

after a short time; in a short while; a short time later

1

regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly

1

breathing of a sleeping person

1

school hours; hours of teaching (instruction)

1

brand new; fresh

1

silence; stillness; quietness

2

solid body; three-dimensional object; multi-storey car park

1

to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up

1

peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful

1

sleeping face

2

end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap

1

dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail

1

heart; guts; nerve; central part

2

to get goosebumps

1

to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise

1

shelf; ledge; rack; trellis

1

having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored

1

to follow another's example

1

novel; (short) story

2

was

2

myth; legend

1

easy to read; legible; clear

1

standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum

1

to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use

9

depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency

2

important; significant; precious; valuable; careful

2

to walk in on; to tread upon

1

unqualified; without qualifications

1

just now; at this moment; at this point of time

2

at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step

1

east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!

1

rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)

3

masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner

1

selection; choice; choosing; picking; election

1

title

1

to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain

1

sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered

2

skim reading; diagonal reading (e.g. as a simple code)

1

modern language; contemporary language; living language; modern Japanese; Japanese as spoken since the Meiji period or alternatively, since the end of World War II

1

expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face

1

explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation

1

first step

1

sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death

1

to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder

1

room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

3

from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial

1

successive generations; successive emperors

1

miscellaneous goods; general goods; sundries

1

narrow; small; cramped

1

staff room

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