jpdb beta

grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous

3

hungry; starving

1

calling on; visiting

1

restaurant; specialist

1

strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger

1

charity; almsgiving

2

cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)

4

or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other

3

memories; recollections; reminiscence

1

instead; but (on the other hand)

1

offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)

1

equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms

1

easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax

1

traveling about to gain skill in combat (travelling)

1

mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling

1

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

1

for generations; hereditary; generation after generation

1

samurai; warrior; military family

1

social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family

1

(one's parents') home

2

older brother; elder brother

4

to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with

3

to polish one's skills

1

to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail

2

trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern

1

great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough

3

skewered beef

2

inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

3

to talk; to chat; to chatter

3

had better do so

2

place of destination

2

olden days; former

4

father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)

11

udon with deep-fried tofu

2

to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff

1

unexpected meeting; coincidence

1

truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right

1

best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent

1

to stare in wonder; to be amazed

1

takoyaki; octopus dumplings

2

to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)

1

to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment

2

elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)

1

to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away

2

food expense

2

to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry

7

yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game

1

grilled fish

1

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

1

steak

1