jpdb beta

stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone

1

triangle; triangular shape

2

woven mat (esp. one made of straw); (arch.) seat

2

feral child

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zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects; hornbeam (deciduous tree in the birch family)

2

having vague fears; feeling alarmed; feeling gloomy (about the future); feeling apprehension

1

first-rate sword

1

one step higher; one better; cut above; one up

1

palace room for government officials; fellow; set (of people); clan

2

Moutoku

2

one's whole life; one's lifetime

1

strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)

1

moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)

1

meeting; get-together (e.g. among friends)

1

scrap iron

1

mallet; pestle; pounder

4

to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate

1

playground

2

capture; arrest

1

declaration; profession

1

visiting a shrine or temple to give thanks; settling scores

1

short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō

14

guard on sword, polearms, etc.; flange; brim; visor (e.g. of a hat)

1

carving; engraving; sculpture; tattoo

1

interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)

1

(only) one option; one possible choice

1

debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money

2

will; testament; last request

2

to work without sleep or rest

1

reckless remark; rash remark; thoughtless words; falsehood

1

national glory; Ralls Genet (cultivar of apple); Ralls Janet; Rawls Jennet

1

to get change back; to be more than enough

1

weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline

2

underestimation; undervaluation

1

being about to cry; the verge of tears

2

the way one talks; one's way of speaking

1

be (that) as it may; having said that

1

wabi-sabi; aesthetic sense in Japanese art centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection

1

to be somewhat stylish; to be somewhat chic

1

tea jar; tea urn

1

tea whisk; bamboo whisk for making Japanese tea; hair style where the hair is tied up in a bundle on the back of the head (resembling the shape of a tea whisk)

1

online shopping; e-commerce; mail order

2

program (e.g. TV); programme

1

to talk; to chatter; to tell (e.g. secrets)

1

makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament

2

boor; rustic; country bumpkin; lout

2

riverboat; rivercraft

3

boatman; ferryman

1

to start rowing; to begin to row; to row out (e.g. to sea); to pull out; to start pedaling; to begin to pedal

1

autumn colours; fall colors; leaves turning red; red leaves; leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves; (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)

2