jpdb beta

to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)

2

skit; short comic play

1

this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent

5

holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)

1

leading part; leading actor; leading actress

6

changing one's dress (e.g. at the wedding reception)

1

busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety

7

to collect; to assemble; to gather

1

to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

2

to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise

9

brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost

1

Taisuke

1

tale; short story; sketch comedy; skit

3

serious; not joking; straight

3

speech

1

cutting the cake (at a wedding)

1

to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected

3

group work

1

maid; helper; help; assistance

1

service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service

3

and; as well as

1

the person in question; the person themselves; said person

2

by means of; due to; because of; according to

4

candlelight service (e.g. in a church); ceremony during a wedding reception where the bride and the groom go from table to table lighting a candle at each

1

to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out

7

planning; project; plan; design

2

to be titled (e.g. a book); to be named

1

to answer; to reply

2

time (three times, each time, etc.); times

1

table

1

candle

1

one by one; one each; one at a time

2

four

2

indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance

2

round of ghost stories (trad. at night with a lamp or candle being extinguished after each story)

1

fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best

8

to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower

1

cleaning of the bath

1

fish-shaped pancake filled with bean jam

1

from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely

2

clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect

1

gill cover; operculum

1

to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)

2

half a lifetime

1

slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)

1

together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

2

-years-old

1

absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic

2

more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time

3

to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know

1