jpdb beta

to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time

5

meaning; significance; sense

29

understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy

20

eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice

118

to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver

6

to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up

53

smile

33

to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind

24

fundamental; basic

24

one's possessions; ownership

1

value; worth; merit

17

to buy all (of something) one can get one's hands on; to buy up; to scoop up

1

one's house; one's home; one's family

10

(a) few; some; several

16

other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but

32

to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

38

have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary

12

big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important

76

to open one's eyes wide

15

to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat

11

loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft

9

to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled

48

it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?

136

properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly

27

operation; functioning; running

1

given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...

10

to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate

31

debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money

2

to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)

18

a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course

4

explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend

56

(one's) self; oneself

7

to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)

24

to realize; to realise; to hit upon something

3

flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda

28

to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen

17

already; too late

29

adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)

24

to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support

10

to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge

12

coming-of-age ceremony

4

beloved concubine; favourite concubine (e.g. of the shogun)

7

to become; to amount to

19

to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)

25

yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh

31

sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable

1

cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike

39

little girl

5

mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door

40

to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to

171