jpdb beta

to raise (one's voice)

1

winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)

3

vowel

1

tote bag

1

thermos bottle; vacuum flask

1

picnic; outing; hike

1

to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside

2

muddy water; red-light district

2

rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous

8

high class; noble

4

to make tea (matcha); to perform the tea ceremony

3

heavenly god; heavenly gods; spirit of Sugawara no Michizane; Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit); pit of a dried plum; dried plum; tenjin hairstyle

1

to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with

8

Sugawara no Michizane (845-903)

1

public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir

3

famous mineral water; famous spring; famous river

1

indeed; it's no wonder

1

taste; flavor; flavour

1

aftertaste

1

easy to drink; easy to swallow; quaffable

1

oxidation; oxidization

1

aluminum foil; aluminium foil; tin foil

1

navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre

5

curvature; warp; bend

1

restive horse; runaway horse; out of control horse

1

to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun

3

draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish

10

darkness

2

older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am

21

want to ... do something; would like to ...

1

second year of elementary school; second year elementary school student

2

a thorn in one's side; a pain in the butt (often someone higher in rank, ability, etc.); a person standing in one's way; a superior who obstructs one's freedom of action

1

care; kea (Nestor notabilis)

3

feeling of fellowship; fellow feeling

2

opposite shore

3

discarding; firing (an employee)

1

talented

3

to cut off the retreat

1

lifeline; safety rope; safety tether

1

rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling

1

clothes; female genitals; vagina; calf; last (on the list); (at the) bottom

1

that is to say; so that means

1

to wear away; to rub down; to abrade

2

to get tired out; to be exhausted

9

life expectancy

3

exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually

1

inborn; innate; inherent; a priori

1

to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)

1

whisper; murmur

1

absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine

3