jpdb beta

tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)

3

biting; gnawing; in constant pain; irritated

1

decoration; ornament; trimmings

1

Satan; the Devil

2

paper crane; origami crane

2

to blow in (of wind, rain, etc.); to blow (air) into (e.g. a balloon); to breathe (new life) into; to inspire (someone) with; to put into someone's head; to record (audio; on tape, vinyl, etc.)

3

finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)

12

origami; art of paper folding; hallmark; certificate of authenticity

1

young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age

4

(a place) out of one's reach

1

ornament; decoration; figurehead; leader without real power

1

position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint

1

bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat

1

everyday; always; at all times; frequently

1

teamwork

1

feeling of fellowship; fellow feeling

1

connection; link; relationship

3

rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP

2

job application form; employee satisfaction

2

(typically) Japanese

3

mutual understanding

2

to make sense

1

to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes

2

hybrid

1

mediation; good offices; go-between; building a bridge

1

good bye; I'm off; see you later

1

noisily (esp. the noise of heavy feet)

2

to cajole; to deceive; to seduce

2

inn with hot spring facilities; hot spring inn; hot spring ryokan; onsen ryokan

1

ryokan; traditional Japanese inn

7

swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction

1

yukata; light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe

3

Pettah, Sri Lanka

1

to cling

1

western style

1

to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around

3

to tell someone's fortune; to divine (the future); to predict; to forecast

10

turning point

1

roger; understood; OK

2

your home; your residence; you (referring to one's equal; epistolary style)

3

influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well

1

what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no

1

fortune-telling; divination; fortune-teller; diviner

27

wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people

1

puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious

1

apprehension; uneasiness

1

jerkily

1

client; requester

1

thud

4

unlucky

1