jpdb beta

rush mat; matting; mat

9

wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war

6

for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first

4

to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on

2

as usual; as is one's habit

1

to become pale; to turn pale

1

red face

1

exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte

4

to thin out (e.g. seedlings)

1

last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup

1

stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded

1

inscrutable; incomprehensible

1

(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity

5

to boil up; to be thoroughly cooked

1

poisoning; addiction

1

love of drink; fondness for alcohol; person who likes to drink; drinker

1

proper; reasonable; right; appropriate

1

strange; odd; unusual

1

to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important

2

restorative; smelling salts

1

selection; choice; choosing; picking; election

3

any more; any further; any better; any longer

4

futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness

5

long time; many years

6

practice; practising; training; discipline

1

admiration; wonder; astonishment

2

(heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler; boozer

2

to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease

1

by force

7

to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)

2

silver gray; silver grey

1

the whole sky

1

tea whisk; bamboo whisk for making Japanese tea; hair style where the hair is tied up in a bundle on the back of the head (resembling the shape of a tea whisk)

1

will not do; do not; does not

7

cloudiness; turbidity; nebula (medical)

2

whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom

1

to scatter; to spread

4

rain dragon; mythical beast with yellowish green skin and red tail

1

quail; Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica)

2

eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin

2

swift's nest (used to make bird's nest soup); edible bird's nest

1

strong pressure; heavy pressure

1

beer

2

to shine; to glitter

1

heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah

5

rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)

8

fine quality

1

coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment

5

cigarette; cigar

3

to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)

4