jpdb beta

no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as ...

1

to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)

1

to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)

1

as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...

1

fierce animal; beast of prey; big game

1

to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound

1

to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way

2

food; foodstuff; prey; victim

3

first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface

2

eating house; restaurant that serves simple food

8

it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written

2

to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform

2

raincoat

7

while; on the same occasion; at the same time; along with

1

to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear

2

long roofed passageway (originally having an earthen floor and used as a bridle path)

5

thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances

1

word; remark; statement

7

to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate

1

exactly right!; indeed; damn straight

1

limit; restriction

2

family circle; one's circle (of friends, co-workers, etc.); private matters; internal affairs; conservative (e.g. estimate); moderate

1

simple; easy; simplistic; inexpensive; cheap

1

umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap

4

to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)

1

coarse oilpaper umbrella

1

dropping; unloading; grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; grater; using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.)

1

wholesale price

1

old woman; joker (in old maid)

1

sen (hundredth of a yen); coin made of non-precious materials; one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency); (arch.) one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass)

42

miso soup

2

vegetable; marijuana; cannabis

2

sum total; total amount

1

by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing

1

a bit more; a bit longer

1

cooked rice; meal

1

half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)

4

shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.

1

standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine

1

suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange

2

look of the sky (esp. of bad weather); weather; course (of events); situation; way the wind is blowing

1

(arch.) eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); (arch.) eastern provinces; (arch.) east; wagon; yamatogoto; my spouse

2

the art of war; martial arts; military force; the sword; (arch.) valor; (arch.) bravery

2

with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)

2

next day

1

good morning

1

pluralizing suffix; nickname-forming suffix

2

column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude

3

places alongside a railway line, bus route, major thoroughfare, etc.

1

congestion (with blood); hyperemia; hyperaemia

1