jpdb beta

to jump up and down; to hop

4

absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous

3

part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite

11

establishment (of a business); founding

6

Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned

3

early (days); initial stage; initial

3

three generations; three periods; third generation

1

long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop

2

regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion

3

built-in audience; regular customers

1

difficult to obtain; difficult to get

1

famous brand of sake; choice sake

1

shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter

2

store holding a special commendation (e.g. from the mayor)

1

clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather

1

siren

4

horrible; deadly; punishing; murderous

3

to assort; to classify; to journalize (in accounting); to journalise

2

to tan (i.e. suntan); to burn

1

store name; shop name; restaurant name

3

shōchū highball; cocktail of shōchū with tonic water

1

destination

1

air conditioner; cooler

1

manual or physical labor; manual or physical labour

4

difference in temperature; difference in degrees of enthusiasm, interest, commitment, etc.

1

to fan; to incite; to instigate

3

owner

6

house built like a kura, with the walls covered in mud

1

to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out

2

white plaster wall; tofu; bean curd

2

old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

3

to have a rumor circulating

2

to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded

2

to realize; to realise; to hit upon something

2

congeniality; satisfaction; gratification

1

Sakurako

5

birthday

8

to look young; to seem young

1

adding water (to a plant)

1

cooked beans

2

fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full

3

outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough

2

being concerned about or mindful of

1

virtue

1

merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine

1

positive (e.g. thinking); positive (photography); positive (electrical polarity)

1

glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)

5

pouring out in large amounts; flowing out gushingly

2

Komori

1

sake made without added alcohol or sugar

1