jpdb beta

nutrient; nourishment

1

expansion; swelling; increase; growth

2

deep sea; depths of the sea; ocean depths

1

to remain married for life; to live as a married couple until death; to succeed in marrying

3

craving; longing; thirsting

1

grief; sorrow; anguish; lamentation

1

to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy

1

light; lamp; counter for electric lights

1

to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

1

biological older brother

1

diligent; hardworking; healthy; well; faithful; honest

1

autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication

1

careful reading; reading thoroughly; perusal

1

money lender; financier

1

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

1

brazier; hibachi

1

kotatsu; table over an electric heater, with a hanging quilt to retain heat (orig. over a charcoal brazier in a floor well)

1

northern country; northern provinces; northern regions; northland

1

clandestine meeting (of lovers); assignation; tryst; (lovers') rendezvous

2

these days; nowadays; recently; lately

2

to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded

1

pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray

3

slow and steady pace

1

tea; tee; teeing ground

1

one-two punch

1

yoga

2

staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock)

1

back street; back alley; off-street

1

turning to the right; right turn

4

having a poor endgame; failing at the final stage; missing at the last turn; slacking off at the end

1

to use one's intuition; to use one's instinct; to use one's head

1

tripod; three legs

1

digital watch; digital clock

1

madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic

4

passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy

1

I'll be back

1

being about to cry; the verge of tears

1

wandering (around); roaming; loitering; prowling; hanging around

1

last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period

1

daredevil; foolhardy warrior; hotspur

1

temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room

1

heaven and earth; the universe; land; world; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth

1

Kansai (region comprising Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and surrounding prefectures); Kansai (western half of Japan; during the feudal era)

1

wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war

1

cycling; bicycling

1

picnic; outing; hike

1

(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front of a coat, kimono, etc.); collar area

2

snow's surface; lily-white skin; fair skin

1

to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination

1

undershirt (worn under a kimono); singlet

4