jpdb beta

neighbourhood; neighborhood

3

call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)

1

to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with

3

(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture

3

existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have

12

strange habit

1

feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear

1

desk phone

2

telephone number at which person without a phone can be reached

1

moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence

7

... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")

4

lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up

3

(a) passing acquaintance

1

expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture

2

fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown

3

to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize

3

pressing; urging; demanding; demand

1

(telephone) receiver

4

that; the matter in question

4

to enquire; to inquire; to seek information

1

style; way; shape; form; appearance; state

1

to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)

2

to put on airs; to affect (e.g. importance); to look wise

1

willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)

1

liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer

1

hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)

6

judo

1

just past noon; afternoon

1

to move (house); to change residence

2

chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser

1

kitchen; financial situation

10

mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary

2

secondhand store

1

country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)

4

to think, feel, consider, know, etc.

3

to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst

3

guts; pluck; nerve; spirit

4

uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless

3

yellowback sea bream (Dentex tumifrons)

3

eight trigrams; divination signs; divination; fortune-telling

1

oh; yes; huh?; hm?

1

Edo period inspection of rice plants

1

it's not like; it isn't as if

1

strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger

1

to guess right

2

to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)

1

hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark

4

going together

1

inquisitive (e.g. look); questioning; quizzical; interrogative

1

busy (phone)

1