jpdb beta

frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken

3

measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment

3

we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)

2

behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy

1

thoughts; opinion; however much money you wish to give (as alms, a fee at a museum, etc.); fondness (for a significant other, etc.; often used teasingly); love

1

appears to be; apparently

4

break in the deadlock

2

to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch

1

fierce attack

1

on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with

1

to do together

1

same village; same town; same province

1

Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry

4

Iwagorou

5

master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent

2

henchman; follower

1

henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child

1

common orient clam (Meretrix lusoria)

1

sea kale (Crambe maritima)

1

to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question

1

proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress

11

to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate

1

mother ship

1

head of fisherman's group or union

1

hidden; concealed; unknown; passing away; dying; death

1

congratulations

1

telling others; revealing to others; letting out a secret

2

to make contact (with); to get in touch; to enter into relations; to come to an understanding

1

wooden brazier

1

zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)

1

negotiations; discussions; connection

1

comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)

2

to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)

2

where to?; whither?

2

jūbako; multi-tiered food box

1

grandiose; exaggerated

3

to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together

2

parasol (esp. one carried in the hand); sunshade

8

long, thin, roofless small boat (used as a river taxi during the Edo period)

4

scissors (in rock-paper-scissors)

1

mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)

3

to frolic; to revel; to make merry

1

season; time of year

1

boatman; ferryman

3

brazier; hibachi

1

lost article; something forgotten

1

to change direction

1

width of a river

1

gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase

2

unloading; landing

1