jpdb beta

to be slow in saying

1

clerk at the information desk

1

red-horned demon; red ogre

1

subordinate; underling; henchman; minion

2

counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth

1

attendant; companion

1

to do

3

mincing; cutting; rapping (a percussion instrument); beating; shredded tobacco; interval

1

to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen

1

beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...

1

celebration of a child's seventh day

1

continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence

10

to hold one's nose; to pinch one's nose

1

first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

3

lickety-split; quickly

1

to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder

1

to do (for someone)

1

pitch dark; total darkness

2

you (plural)

2

trick that may deceive a child; transparent ploy; mere child's play; kid stuff; puerile trick

1

this and that; such and such

2

bad-tempered; aggressive; quarrelsome

1

destination; whereabouts; future; prospects

1

memorial service held on the seventh day following a person's death

1

second week's memorial services

1

to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout

1

wind speed

1

three; 3

1

metre; meter; meter; gauge

1

oh; ah; I'll be darned

1

grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)

1

around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing

2

to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

1

to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come

1

(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future

1

universe; cosmos; space

1

lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child

1

such ... as; or some such

1

one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point

1

even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that

2

glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly

1

to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well

1

old woman; joker (card); hag; bitch

5

apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal

4

barrier; checkpoint; checking station

3

come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something

1

all one has; all one's possessions

1

to tear off; to strip; to rob

2

branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray

3

to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)

1