jpdb beta

to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle

1

I see; that's right; indeed

5

rock! paper! scissors!; paper! scissors! rock!; one! two! three!; rock-paper-scissors (game); janken

2

waiting to see one's opponent's move before doing anything (e.g. as a disallowed act in rock, paper, scissors)

1

hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker

1

to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)

1

good

8

beginning; outset; first; onset

3

origin; beginning

1

age; era; period; date

1

to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)

1

tiny; little; wee

4

child

1

exhilarated; all smiles; tickled pink; pleased as punch

1

throughout Japan

2

once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone

1

to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend

1

olden days; former

4

Drifters

2

assistant (esp. in show business or sumo); attendant; chaperon

2

(period of) one year

2

to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)

1

on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway

1

now; come (now); well

1

comedian

1

trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern

1

this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that

1

it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...

3

(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle

4

at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion

2

bartender

7

mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)

1

meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody

1

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

1

to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish

2

that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?

2

the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person

1

to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept

1

(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season

3

primary school; elementary school; grade school

3

(sound of) laughter; laughing voice

1

to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted

6

lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)

1

to bud; to sprout

1

smiling face; smile

2

isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on

1

crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)

1

person; member

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as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...

2

to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend

1