jpdb beta

one's house; one's home; one's family

3

to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth

1

to close; to shut

2

careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate

1

lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger

1

natural disaster; cataclysm

1

OK; okay

1

near oneself; close to one; familiar

1

song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry

18

enka; traditional-style Japanese popular ballad

2

to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver

5

melody; tune

1

vibrato

1

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

3

that field; the authorities (esp. the police)

1

scholar

1

study; research; investigation

1

red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)

2

intro; introduction

1

channel

2

the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation

1

looking and listening; (television) viewing; watching; (public) attention; interest

1

law; act; method; mood; dharma; law

1

earphone

2

belatedly

1

to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem

18

what is it?

3

title

6

embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful

1

preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding

2

material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick

1

connection; link; relationship

1

air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all

6

perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say

6

local people

1

while; even though; despite

2

you could say that

1

ta-dah!; ta-da!; voilà!

4

sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest

2

poke (Hawaiian raw-fish salad)

2

camera

6

clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)

1

poor at preventing one's opponent from getting an underarm grip; having weak defenses; off one's guard; vulnerable (to attack)

1

hereabouts; around here

1

making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing

1

to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind

4

and; thereupon; because of that

1

downtown

2

sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid

4

around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing

1