jpdb beta

in hand; on hand; on one; handheld

3

... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...

1

massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter

1

chat over tea

1

to get dry

3

whole roast (e.g. pig, turkey, etc.)

2

to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on

1

secret trick; hidden method; trick of the trade; cheat (in a video game)

2

dead drunk

1

articulation

1

Hick

1

chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go

1

while; during (the time when)

2

morals; morality; ethics

1

slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)

3

to be hesitant; to feel timid

1

sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing

1

beloved; dearest

1

the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate

2

cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)

4

oden vendor

2

sake; Japanese rice wine

2

when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives

1

necklace

1

the height of folly; sheer stupidity

1

eight-headed, eight-tailed serpent (in Japanese mythology)

1

on one hand; on the other hand

1

save; checking; curbing; suppressing

1

to drink oneself dead drunk; to drink oneself unconscious

2

continuing one's education into university

1

home area; home town; local

1

miracle

1

to start; to begin; to commence

1

cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating

1

thirteenth day of the month; thirteen days

1

yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)

1

hanafuda; flower cards; playing cards consisting of 12 suits of 4 cards, each suit representing a month indicated by a flower

2

cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying

1

pattern; design

1

to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)

1

standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)

2

easy to understand

1

embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile

1

dislike; hatred; fear

1

to feel at ease

1

ramen; Chinese-style noodles

5

to make the sign of the cross; to bless oneself; to cross oneself

1

China; Chinese food

2

destination; whereabouts; future; prospects

1

to visit regularly; to frequent; to haunt

2