jpdb beta

vanishing behind the clouds (e.g. of the moon); vanishing; suddenly disappearing; going into hiding

2

information exchange

1

mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...

1

narrow; thin (sized); slender

1

way of talking; speaking style

1

tall figure; high stature

1

going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court

1

thank you; thanks

1

company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.

1

(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum

1

ping-pong; table tennis; exactly!; surely!; ding dong (sound of door bell, chime, etc.)

2

exactly!; surely!; that's it!; ding dong (sound of door bell, chime, etc.)

2

target area (e.g. archery); range (e.g. rifle, firing)

2

straight path (that people should take); straight road

1

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

1

purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele

1

signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name

2

act of mercy; helping another person

2

positive (e.g. thinking); positive (photography); positive (electrical polarity)

1

government office; public office

1

to work together; to strive together; (lit.) to form a tag team

1

interruption (e.g. of a conversation)

1

to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder

1

thyroid gland

1

to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about

1

to examine (medically)

1

just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony

1

hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)

1

to become possible; to become able to (do)

1

hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

3

well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good

1

is that so?

1

perception; intuition; the sixth sense

1

who the heck; just who

1

arrival

1

to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged

1

unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that

1

thorax; thoracic cavity

1

to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out

1

trace; tracks; site; remains; scar

1

measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment

2

to collect evidence

1

(somebody else's) parents; both parents

2

Toyama prefecture (Hokuriku area)

3

Tomimura

3

raw silk products

1

population; common talk

1

old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

1

village

4

calamity; disaster; misfortune

1