jpdb beta

to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself

1

to become decrepit; to be in one's dotage; to become dull; to lose one's astuteness; to lose one's touch; to become senile

1

to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders

4

to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent

1

to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do

1

parking inspector; parking police

1

to tattle; to tell on; to inform a superior of someone's actions

1

be; is

1

in front of a station

1

to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to think over; to work out; (arch.) to notify (orally or in writing)

2

to leave (a scene); to step away

1

state of emergency

4

special case; exception

1

combination; union; incorporation; congruence

6

Aomori (city, prefecture)

26

counter for houses, households, apartments, etc.

1

commitment; pledge; promise

1

door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows

4

maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development

1

to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for

1

well; now; then

1

the whole day; all the day

1

reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump

5

item; article; dish; course; finest item

1

to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered

1

to look at; to gaze; to stare at

1

to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree

1

convenience store

1

kiosk

1

what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well

1

vacuum pack; vacuum packing

1

chikuwa; tube-shaped fish paste cake

1

mashed rice pressed on a cryptomeria skewer and toasted (used as dumplings in soups)

1

range; stove; cooker; microwave oven

1

skewered sweet rice cakes served with soy sauce and miso

1

terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific

2

speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought

1

way of eating; how to eat

1

my husband; one's family; family member

1

food culture; dietary culture; cuisine

1

this and that; one thing or another

1

operator

9

to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently

2

after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to

1

tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent

1

to be able to conceal

2

wariness

1

rainbow

1

and then; and so; and; so then

2

to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage

2