jpdb beta

to divert; to distract

3

godan (verb, verb conjugation); fifth rank (in martial arts, go, etc.)

1

hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa

2

mum; mom; mummy; the missus

1

stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow

1

to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)

1

serious; not joking; straight

2

surrounding at a distance

2

heat up

2

(room) heater; stove

2

sake; Japanese rice wine

3

large bottle

1

empty bottle

1

to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart

1

heating; application of heat

1

(clenched) fist; knuckles

3

to exceed the budget; to overrun the budget; to have a deficit; to have a secret revealed

1

baby; infant

1

measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion

5

Respect-for-the-Aged Day (national holiday; third Monday in September)

1

visiting a shrine or temple to give thanks; settling scores

1

agreement; stipulation; article; clause

1

breakdown; rupture

1

dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry

1

fisherman

1

to employ; to hire; to charter

1

notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties

2

to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around

2

to soil one's clothes

2

what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?

2

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

1

to parry; to sidestep; to dodge

2

a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course

1

comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy

1

internal organ; viscera; gut

1

previously; already; for some time; for quite a while

1

open air

1

information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report

1

naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting

1

able; capable; competent; able person; person of ability

1

trying one's ability

1

at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now

1

fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden

1

swimming in the middle of winter or the cold season

1

bathtub

1

hereabouts; around here

1

whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt

1

meaning; called; said

5

successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through

1

kindness; favor; favour

1