jpdb beta

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

1

to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)

1

bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely

1

to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)

2

recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement

2

have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than

10

to become brilliant; to become cheerful

1

please (give me); please (do for me)

6

to come back

10

after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter

1

flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession

1

thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting

1

ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)

2

to hand over; to surrender

4

dark green

1

velvet

1

hardcover; hardback

3

cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine

3

center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused

3

one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth

2

cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship

14

to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded

2

heavily; profoundly

2

to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up

4

why yes, thank you

1

picture book

15

dream

28

to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)

10

important; significant; precious; valuable; careful

2

one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume

1

author (usu. of a particular book); writer

2

translation; deciphering; decoding; translation

1

year of publication

1

time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun

1

to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)

1

about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite

4

publication

1

another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking

3

private property; personal belongings; personal effects

1

library

1

indeed; really; truly; very much

2

to lend; to loan; to let out on hire

1

card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game

1

bar code; comb over (on a balding man); combover

1

kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like

1

first edition

1

very small; tiny

2

slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble

1

somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

4

to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed

3