jpdb beta

deep breath

8

to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain

3

entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule

7

sandal

3

living room (Western style); sitting room

9

thread; yarn; string

6

to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together

3

tile

3

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

10

carpet

1

to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)

1

cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding

1

spinning wheel

2

spindle

1

to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt

7

to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)

3

humming; crooning

1

uniformity; equality

1

to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate

6

learning by ear; memory of having heard something before

1

song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry

3

bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant

1

car; automobile; vehicle; wheel

1

to get dry

11

room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable

32

to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate

8

lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful

11

sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive

4

you; dear; honey

25

than; from; out of; except; but; more

37

to love

1

to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)

12

dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

18

evening; night; dinner

13

love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland

2

right beside; close to; nearby

2

before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares

11

nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...

27

to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after

18

sauce (esp. soy or mirin-based dipping sauce); hanging; something hanging (flap, lappet, etc.); (kendo) loin guard; kanji radical enclosing the top-left corner of a character; -ass

1

welcome home

1

what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?

6

mother; wife

4

now; the present time; just now; another; more

43

lullaby

2

Oh well; yeah; good; OK

6

granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman

1

to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in

7

as a child; when one was a child

1

to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem

4