jpdb beta

custom; made or built to order; customs (government agency)

1

good wife

1

quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking

1

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

1

refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing

3

self-satisfied look; triumphant expression

1

square

1

to rain (drops on the large side); to go to pieces; to be taken apart

1

sashimi; make-up

2

bread dough

1

to win the favour of (favor); to be acknowledged (e.g. by a superior); to measure up to

3

Conchita

61

Sabrina

53

voluptuous; full-breasted; buxom; voluptuous woman; big-breasted woman; glamour girl

1

feeling of tragic heroism; feeling of grim resolve; sense of determination

6

taking care of someone

1

ability; skill; facility

1

short course; training

1

unfairness; injustice; partiality

3

die all together; go to the grave together

1

fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part

1

mother-in-law

1

oven

2

prajna (wisdom required to attain enlightenment); noh mask of a grinning, horned demoness (represents a woman's rage and jealousy); family crest designed after the Hannya noh mask; dreadful face (esp. of a woman driven mad by jealousy); terrifying facial expression

1

to be mad about; to be hooked on

1

to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on

4

finely chopped (cooking)

1

quite a lot

1

to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart

1

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

4

totteringly; trudgingly

1

soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice

1

to wait expectantly; to await in anticipation

1

to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on

5

lame excuse; poor excuse

1

waxing and waning (of the Moon)

1

lunar calendar

5

fiftieth day after the birth of a child; fifty days

1

beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...

3

New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January

1

New Year's Eve; December 31

1

temple bell rung 108 times on New Year's Eve

1

soba noodles eaten at night on New Year's Eve

1

New Year's Day; New Year's morning; morning of New Year's Day

2

first sunrise of the year; sunrise on New Year's Day

1

first shrine visit of New Year

1

last day (of a month)

2

major cleanup; spring cleaning

3

point in common; common term; common trait; common denominator

10

fasting; fast

1