jpdb beta

soused (vinegared) mackerel

2

pachinko prize exchange shop; shop where pachinko prizes are exchanged for money

1

clearing house; clearinghouse; (currency) exchange; bureau de change

1

current; hip; trendy; fashionable; stylish

4

Morioka

4

god of fortune; god of wealth

3

Seven Gods of Fortune; Seven Deities of Good Luck; Seven Lucky Gods

1

good looks; pretty woman; good-looking woman

1

rolled Japanese-style omelette

1

to gain nothing; to be of no benefit; to be no use; to be unprofitable

1

ex-wife; former wife; previous wife

1

machine tools

2

robbery; robbery case; burglary

3

pent-up resentment; grudges and hard feelings

1

Kamakura period (1185-1333 CE)

1

troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying

1

exorcism

3

hard-boiled (person, style, etc.); tough; hard-boiled fiction

1

dying at one's post; being killed in the line of duty

1

one month

1

uncertainty; insecurity; inconstancy; indefinite; undecided

1

star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)

4

master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy

4

plate; dish (of food)

2

secret; private; surreptitious

1

central government office; head office; this office

1

to establish an emotional bond with; to reach out to; to relate to

1

stakeout; ambush; lookout; watch; paste-up; collage

1

waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess

1

to be on the lookout; to lie in wait

1

to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding

1

to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil

3

wound; injury; accident; assault; inflicting bodily injury

1

unknown; unidentified; unspecified

1

end of the month

1

eyewitness testimony

1

stew; hodgepodge

1

pachinko; mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball; slingshot; catapult; pistol

2

detective

1

inspiration; afflatus; ability to sense the supernatural (esp. ghosts, etc.)

2

economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless

1

country town; rural town

1

season (e.g. fruit, fish); in vogue; popular; fresh

1

pathos; sorrow; grief

1

to approach

1

just kidding; Not!

1

accidental death

1

love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by

1

to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime

1

golf

1