jpdb beta

writer

2

to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)

1

fire; flame; blaze

1

to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil

1

amateur

1

to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust

2

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

4

to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)

2

in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely

1

ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)

1

to stick into; to pierce; to run into

2

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

5

good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark

1

forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money

2

to give a warning; to remind (a person) of

3

to love

1

incest

1

superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!

1

for some (unspecified) reason

1

to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)

3

out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly

1

utility value

2

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

1

good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response

1

to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind

1

to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance

1

now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again

6

irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going

2

anguish

1

king

1

donkey; ass

1

to push someone (towards); to encourage someone

2

to expel; to drive out

1

liar; fibber

3

of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing

3

sharp parting remark; parting threat

3

to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober

2

gathering place; labour camp for drifters, criminals, etc. (Edo period); entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre)

1

to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips

1

second floor; upstairs

3

marriage

4

noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled

2

is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial

1

evil spirit; demon; devil

1

alone; by oneself; on one's own

2

to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)

2

to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)

2

to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away

1

to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated

1

exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)

1