jpdb beta

to strike out; to start swimming

1

completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday

1

mere; simple; sheer

3

small isolated island

1

monster

2

eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; original

1

expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)

1

guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty

2

Arakawa

11

it's been a long time; long time no see

1

forest; shrine grove

9

to meet; to greet

2

thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts

3

irreplaceable

1

friend

2

ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)

6

to be

4

head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest

2

little while; short time; (arch.) an hour; half-hour; half an hour

2

trip by boat; sea trip; voyage; cruise

1

inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness

1

to think, feel, consider, know, etc.

1

pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)

2

to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with

4

just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...

2

how many hours?

2

distant seas

1

indicate reason; infers some protest

2

steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)

3

throughout Japan

1

enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to

4

study; diligence; discount; reduction

1

black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person

2

lilac (Syringa vulgaris)

1

manor; villa

1

style of tie-dyeing used during the Nara era

1

noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright

1

castle (in place names); castle; fortress

1

device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement

2

unnatural death; violent death

1

to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with

2

to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored

2

air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all

2

head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host

5

mask; disguise; guise; mask

1

to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)

2

three; 3

2

And Then There Were None (1938 novel by Agatha Christie); Ten Little Niggers

1

be; is

5

your husband; her husband

2