jpdb beta

nonglutinous grain (not sticky enough to make mochi rice cakes)

1

bigamy

2

positioning side-by-side; parallel arrangement; going along with something; following the crowd; treating something in an equal or egalitarian manner

2

one side

2

parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup

4

sour look; surly face; pout

3

to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort

1

to loathe to part (with); to be reluctant to leave (someone)

2

parents and siblings; one's relatives

1

yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill

18

what people say; rumours; public opinion

1

evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting

3

to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing

1

to empty; to vacate; to evacuate

3

100 yen coin

1

to feel hot; to flush; to burn

2

protective wall; defensive wall; barrier; bulwark

3

boss; chief; head

1

wire work; wire fu

1

metropolitan governor; governor of Tokyo

1

correction; revision; amendment

3

viewing all things as undifferentiated and equal; non-discriminative thought; contemplation of the equality of all things from the standpoint of emptiness

1

imperial family; royalty

1

beauty or ugliness; personal appearance; looks

1

fluid; unsettled

1

to (an extent); up to; there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...; even if there is no need to ... (at least ...)

5

island country

1

national customs and manners; provincial song or ballad; waka (classical Japanese poetry, as opposed to Chinese poetry)

1

in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance

2

Virgin Road (road in Ikebukuro specializing in young women's comics, video games, etc.)

2

to come in (of light); to shine in; to stream in; to pour in

3

twilight; sunset; dusk; evening

2

Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryō system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654 m by 654 m)

2

pond

9

Odaiba (artificial island in Tokyo Bay)

1

Broadway

1

inlet; seashore; beach

1

cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless

1

city

2

the

1

art museum; art gallery

1

hawk; falcon

1

lucky omen; happy; auspicious

1

counter for temples

2

muscular; stocky; beefy

1

tag; label; game of tag; tag-team match; working together as a team

2

secret language; jargon; cant; argot; slang

2

pure; purity

1

stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar

1

(coming to a) sudden stop

1