jpdb beta

even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that

1

lack of innovation; stupidity

2

start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point

2

churro

1

flute

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

to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through

1

baseball

1

batter; batter

1

Fushimiinaritaisha (in Kyoto)

1

Goguryeo (ancient Korean kingdom; 37 BCE-668 CE); Korean; introduced from Goryeo

2

fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown

3

correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement

2

Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi

1

grand shrine; famous shrine; Izumo Grand Shrine

1

Matsue (city in Shimane)

1

Shiroyamainari

1

Shinto shrine

1

Lafcadio Hearn (1850-1904; Irish-Greek-born Japanese writer); Koizumi Yakumo

1

koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)

1

difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error

1

to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede

1

fabrication; made-up story; sham; hoax; put-up job; frame-up

1

experimental results

1

win; victory

1

simple; plain

1

narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining

3

to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)

1

to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous

1

two

1

heave-ho!; heave!

1

ahead; before; the future; pardon me for leaving (first)

1

thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)

1

rush mat; matting; mat

1

tidying up; finishing

1

chocolate

7

many; much; a great amount; (arch.) excessive amount

2

having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...

1

demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition

4

to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened

1

huh!; oh; wow; I see

1

malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty

1

to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous

1

chocolate

1

tooth decay; decayed tooth; dental cavity; dental caries

1

style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing

1

consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude

1

tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster

1

promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule

1

ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly

1