jpdb beta

group; mass

1

lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)

2

collection; compilation

1

first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank

1

to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels

2

pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at

1

to step forward; to volunteer

2

wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people

1

to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light

1

whispering into a person's ear

2

scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick

2

to let down one's guard; to relax one's guard

1

glancing (look)

1

vocal sound; tone of voice

2

person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager

1

to imitate; to follow; to emulate

2

without a moment's delay

1

to wait upon; to serve

1

sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages

6

drink; beverage

1

to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply

1

liquid

1

soy sauce; shoyu

3

miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling

1

culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)

3

Japan

1

to gulp down (a drink); to slurp

1

manners; courtesy; etiquette

1

to get drunk

3

mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short

1

looks; appearance

1

easy to understand

1

concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)

1

to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell

3

food; foodstuff; prey; victim

1

even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little

1

separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction

1

to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind

1

to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate

2

we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual

2

duty; obligation; responsibility

1

to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct

3

capitulation; surrender; submission; yield

2

grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive

1

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

1

unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!

1

to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)

1

to live long; to survive

1

tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic

1

backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back

1