jpdb beta

to raise one's voice; to shout

1

participation; joining; entry

4

Taeko

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barley tea

4

slowly and quietly; smoothly

1

what do you want?; can I help you?

1

black tea

3

sugar

2

milk; infant formula; formula; condensed milk

2

pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants

1

as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still

1

handling one's workmen

1

grandmother

3

for visitors; for guests

1

rice bowl; tea cup; teacup

1

drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water

1

to wipe off; to wipe up

1

wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!

4

noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky

1

to lose heart; to be discouraged; to be dejected; to be exhausted; to be tired out

1

sincere; earnest; serious

1

book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter

2

to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand

3

mother

4

all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical

1

what

1

puffing motion (when blowing, spitting, etc.); pouting (with displeasure)

1

to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)

1

guffawing; roaring (with laughter); (laughing) heartily

1

feeling refreshed; feeling relieved

1

to get damp; to get moist; to get soggy; to become humid

1

daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese

1

morning and evening; from morning until night; constantly

2

chilly; unpleasantly cold

2

sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)

1

imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-

1

exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail

1

coffin; casket

1

stone mortar; millstone; quern

10

with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)

2

to saw; to grind (e.g. coffee beans); to mill

1

jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold

1

to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved

1

all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy

1

slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.

2

to start to move; to get going; to come alive

1

to cut into (a conversation); to interject

1

Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray

1

to sit down

1

bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre

1