jpdb beta

speakerphone

2

Yoriko

1

monaural; monophonic; mono

1

tooth

1

skewered sweet rice cakes served with soy sauce and miso

2

Palace of the Dragon King; palace from the story of Urashima Tarō (said to be located at the bottom of the sea)

1

hundred-yen store; 100 yen shop

1

field full of flowers

2

hades; realm of the dead; the next world

1

came; went; were (somewhere); was (somewhere); were (doing); was (doing)

1

human usage; (for) use by people

1

old man; old geezer

1

nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)

2

can; tin; canned food

3

lamp chimney

1

gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal

1

hospitality industry; service trade (hotel and restaurant); service industry

1

chief councillor of state; chief councilor of state; large-grained variety of adzuki bean

1

foster child; adopted animal (e.g. pet)

1

shō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 litres

3

focus (of a lens); focal point; point (of a discussion, e.g. on-point, off-point)

1

to court; to woo; to approach defiantly

1

here I am; I'm home!

1

day (as in holiday); daytime

1

elder sister; effeminate man

1

left ear

1

one's habitual behaviour (behavior)

1

Shinshū (alt. name of former Shinano province)

1

dad; dada; daddy; pa; papa; pappa

1

high rice field; very fertile rice field

1

O; o

1

then; well then; if so

1

mum; mom

4

Latin-Japanese (e.g. dictionary)

1

plait; braid

1

not; nonexistent; not being (there)

1

chewing gum; gum; rubber

1

afterlife; the next world; the world beyond

1

both ears

1

to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise

1

to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes

1

castle of a feudal lord

1

Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition

1

half the amount (of money); half price; half fare

1

adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach

1

law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale

6

gram; gramme

1

doughnut; donut

1

melody; chime

2

clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion

2