jpdb beta

to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate

2

to cool; to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)

1

dad; daddy; papa; sugar daddy

6

softly; mildly; gently; politely

2

to chide; to rebuke; to reprove

2

dejectedly; sorrowfully; crestfallen

1

sorrow; grief; anguish; anxiety; worry; trouble

1

probable; likely

1

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

1

line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style

3

Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation

6

heaven and earth; yin and yang; (the) positive and the negative

42

address (of a home, business, etc.); residence; domicile

1

one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around

1

finish; completion; the end

1

sorcerer; genie; human with supernatural powers

1

change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)

1

drum

6

with energy; vigorously; cheerfully; assertively; lustily

1

with a boom; with a crash; with a rumble

1

to ring (a bell); to strike (a gong, drum, etc.); to beat; to sound

1

sunset glow

2

Wales

2

Shinto shrine

11

grove of the village shrine

1

grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts

5

nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing

1

light bulb

1

night stall; night shop; night fair

1

illumination; lighting

1

flea market; free market

1

light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)

4

surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully

1

goldfish scooping; festival game in which participants try to catch goldfish in a shallow paper ladle

1

target practice; marksmanship; target shooting (e.g. at a fair)

2

lottery; lottery ticket

1

okonomiyaki; savoury pancake fried on an iron griddle with vegetables, meat and/or seafood and topped with various sauces and condiments

4

street stall; stand; booth

1

deeply religious; devout; godly; faithful

1

business; liveliness

1

edge of the eaves; house frontage

1

torii (Shinto shrine archway)

3

straw

2

rope; cord; policeman's rope

17

to step firmly (on); to harden by treading

2

How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?

2

(another's) daughter; young lady

3

with a start; with a jump

1

headband

2

foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese

3