jpdb beta

far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead

1

last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender

1

ta-dah!; ta-da!; voilà!

1

to be able to manage somehow or another

1

to the end; to the last

1

town; block; downtown; main street; street; road

1

pocket

1

to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)

1

warmth

1

Asia

1

kiss

3

to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)

1

just right (time, size, length, etc.)

1

new graduate; recent graduate

1

and; thereupon; because of that

2

a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon

2

from now on

1

if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested

1

ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run

2

every year; yearly; annually

4

complimentary ticket; courtesy card; discount coupon

1

hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa

9

weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73

2

clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong; continuously; incessantly; one after another

1

thin skin

1

manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling

3

strained bean paste; smooth anko; fine-grained sweet bean paste

1

to do (for someone)

1

travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour

3

open air bath; rotenburo; rotemburo

6

opposite direction

1

to take the bus

1

feelings of guilt

1

indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell

1

sense of liberation; feeling of freedom

1

one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha

2

proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress

1

waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess

3

tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings

1

sunken hearth; sunken fireplace

1

yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)

1

smile

1

to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)

1

private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall

1

yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration

1

earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)

1

winner; victor

1

whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic

1

gooseflesh; goose pimples; goose bumps

1

heart; guts; nerve; central part

2