jpdb beta

navy blue; deep blue

4

apron

4

to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear

2

all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever

2

sovereignty; supremacy; dominion

1

to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)

5

succession; inheritance

1

person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute

7

is not; am not; are not

9

honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation

1

large store

2

large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate

12

stoutness; corpulence

1

to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout

5

common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp

3

grilling (fish) with salt; broiling with salt; boiling seawater to get salt

1

to press alcohol on someone; to urge somebody to drink; to offer alcohol to someone

1

lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs

5

six; 6

10

cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration

1

coming and going; commuting

3

strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough

1

family tradition; (arch.) wind blowing from the direction of one's home

1

refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake

6

tofu; bean curd; beancurd

4

cold tofu

1

only; nothing but

12

katsuobushi; small pieces of sliced dried bonito

7

dried bonito shavings

1

soy sauce; shoyu

5

approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)

4

hey!; oi!; ahoy!; I; me

1

finely chopped katsuobushi, sometimes with soy sauce

1

to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle

8

to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death

2

tower; tall building; turret; lookout; (arch.) brothel

8

ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)

2

ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)

3

platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala

4

from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because

4

yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof

3

big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important

7

to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase

1

shogi; Japanese chess

1

disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)

1

two sheets (pieces) (of paper)

1

dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)

1

20 years old; (arch.) twenty

15

since; henceforth

2

unexpectedly; suddenly; abruptly

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