jpdb beta

breakfast

3

lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid

1

pull together!; give it your best shot!; let's do this!

1

in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...

3

jokingly; in the form of a joke

1

fist

3

to raise overhead

1

in the morning; during the morning

3

early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker

6

I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said

3

bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy

2

ornament; decoration

4

to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke

11

acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance

5

means; method

1

to be found; to be discovered

1

taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair

1

fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred

1

article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry

1

choosing; selecting; deciding (on)

1

leaving everything up to someone else

1

luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)

3

having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense

1

to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose

1

to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep

3

indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission

1

coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK

1

to look around; to tour

1

to whine; to make feeble complaints

1

stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough

2

to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)

1

closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business

2

3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma

2

regular; usual; favourite; favorite; preferred; accustomed

1

to walk; to move forward; to make progress

1

heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour

1

to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain

1

practice; practising; experience

1

terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous

2

ponytail

1

long hair

1

to rock; to shake; to swing

2

impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions

3

then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so

2

townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street

3

won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you

5

Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times

1

method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)

3

house; building

1

crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing

1