jpdb beta

one's mother

1

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable

3

what's what; heads or tails

1

Hachiman (God of War); Hachiman shrine; (arch.) certainly

1

yikes; oops; eep; wow

5

report; information

3

... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...

2

point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes

1

having a wife; marrying (a woman); marriage

1

persuasion; convincing

1

willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations

1

at least; at most; (even) just

2

to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something

2

for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion

1

cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation

1

to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull

1

with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal

3

very common way of tying a woman's kimono sash

2

third lowest division

1

light blue; pale blue; aqua

1

to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)

1

easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all

3

retired person; recluse

1

impudence; sauciness

1

afterlife

1

love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction

2

to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain

1

(not) altogether; (not) wholly

1

one large ...; a great ...

1

severe attack; bitter (harsh) criticism; stick used to strike inattentive Zen meditators

1

marked person (by the police, etc.); person to be watched; person considered dangerous; person on a watchlist

1

traitor (to one's country); quisling

1

selling out one's country; betraying one's country; treason

1

work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device

1

red seal

1

ward office; council (regional)

1

reference; consultation

3

profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing

1

compelling; using duress

1

authority; power; influence

1

obedience; submission; resignation

2

another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally

2

pistol; handgun

1

to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square

5

age; years

1

distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion

3

being somewhat (half) joking; half seriously; half in jest; in a jocular vein

1

ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)

1

radiation; diffusion

1

head

1