jpdb beta

to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to quit; to resign; to decline; to turn down

2

to smoke a cigarette

3

symptoms; condition (of a patient)

4

to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate

2

in one's imagination

2

for example; for instance; e.g.

7

library

4

call of nature; urge to urinate or defecate (esp. to defecate)

6

to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of

2

approximately the same

1

folk remedies

1

Spock

1

expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)

1

all; everyone; everybody

3

hello; good day; good afternoon

1

Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)

2

to get drunk

3

research establishment; research institute; laboratory

2

legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way

1

well-known only to those in the know; be well-known but to the few; highly regarded by a select few

1

nonfiction

1

(heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler; boozer

1

to win; to gain victory

4

challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try

1

beer

2

litre; liter

4

sake; Japanese rice wine

1

half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)

4

shō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 litres

1

alcohol; sake

8

master; teacher; stable master

1

one third; a third part

1

portion of food

1

graduation ceremony; commencement

1

university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)

3

to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)

2

heavy drinker

1

unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of

1

cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

6

home area; home town; local

2

mania; enthusiasm; maniac; enthusiast; nut

1

ogo (seaweed)

1

together (with); at the same time; in a lump

6

pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas

3

office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)

3

thank you; thanks

4

a lot; loads; plenty

1

last train (of the day)

1

ha ha ha; hee hee hee

3

idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish

1