jpdb beta

greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop

1

to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old

4

mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling

4

dimness; obscurity; indistinctness; unclear; unintelligible

2

where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent

24

and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...

78

aha!; yes sir

3

class-B; B class; B grade; second rate

1

ingredient; foodstuff

2

low-rise (architecture); low-level; low-class

4

storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building

5

someone; somebody

25

to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch

7

wide sense (e.g. of a word); broad sense

1

exactly right!; indeed; damn straight

1

merman; half man-half fish

4

elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)

5

unexpected; unforeseen; strange

4

answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result

17

should do; ought to do

5

to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself

8

flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness

6

to be called ...; to be referred to as ...

6

face (of person)

2

to aim at

6

all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost

8

to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down

1

one's property; personal effects; one's belongings

2

just safe (e.g. just avoiding being late, failing an exam, etc.); only just OK; barely acceptable

2

first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being

27

four-eyed; pattern of four squares

2

question; inquiry; enquiry

19

anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most

2

jest; joke; funny story

2

to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke

1

groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)

3

half-eaten

2

to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.

1

reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)

6

place of origin (of a plant or animal species, etc.); natural habitat; original home; place of origin (of manufactured goods)

3

somewhere; anywhere; in some respects

28

Kagoshima (city, prefecture)

2

sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly

23

Aoki Kon'you (1698-1769)

1

Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)

1

feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province

1

seedling; young plant; rice seedling

1

to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer

1

school

1

to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in

1