jpdb beta

stupid ruler

1

avoiding to commit oneself; (being) noncommittal

1

suffering from summer heat; summer heat fatigue

1

this winter; next winter; last winter

1

jet lag

1

definitely; absolutely; without doubt; absolute; unconditional

1

Matsuo Bashou (1644-1694)

2

widower; divorced man not remarried; bachelor; single man

1

(one's) ex-wife; (one's) former wife

2

black vinegar, usu. produced from unpolished rice; charred kelp or shiitake mushrooms ground and mixed with vinegar, used to dress raw fish and vegetables

1

tax paid to avoid forced labor (ritsuryo period); tax in kind; mediocrity

1

dean

1

southern hemisphere

1

stopcock (gas, water)

1

lunchbox made with loving care by one's wife

1

one's brother-in-law; stepbrother (elder)

1

seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries

1

pollution; public nuisance; contamination

1

for one's age

1

kangaroo

1

time one returns home

1

manageable; tractable; easy to care for; easy to deal with; easy to handle

1

heat wave; fierce heat

1

department (faculty) of literature

3

itchy

1

to draw back; to leave (the area)

1

stir-fried vegetables

1

to say; to be pleased to say

1

Japanese fiber banana (Musa basjoo)

1

koala

1

public road; highway; righteousness; justice; right path

1

definitely; absolutely; without doubt; absolute; unconditional

1

blood relationship; blood relations; being genetically related

1

peafowl (incl. the male peacock, female peahen, and young peachick)

3

time difference

1

extortion; shakedown

1

experienced; already had an experience (with something)

1

age difference; age gap

1

instant noodles sold in a cup; cup noodles

1

person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer

1

meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something

1

Miyagi (prefecture)

4

to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon

1

broad daylight

1

bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste

1

seminar

1

with a vroom; with a sudden shaking

1

to shake with rage

1

blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)

1

subtle seasoning that brings out the flavor; secret ingredient

1