jpdb beta

each and all; every single one; everybody

2

to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth

6

to knead; to mix; to complicate; to turn into a mess

3

frame-by-frame playback; frame advance; frame-by-frame advance; film drive (camera)

1

to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse

2

other people; others

1

romantic TV series; romance TV show

1

good

2

to tighten; to press hard

2

large amount of baggage; bulky baggage; cargo

2

enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large

4

something wrapped in a furoshiki

2

cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn across chest, e.g. by election candidate or relay runners); wrapper band on books, CDs, etc.

1

V sign (hand gesture); peace sign

1

searching; rummaging; (arch.) fishing; (arch.) collecting shells

1

primary source

1

scroll; rolled book; scarf; muffler; sushi made rolled in nori seaweed with a core of filling

1

to wriggle; to writhe; to squirm; to scrawl

3

deciphering; decoding

4

oral tradition; legend; folklore

1

authentic account

1

every kind; all sorts

2

(some type of) enthusiast; somebody possessed of a (certain kind of) mental abnormality

1

good correspondent; ready writer

1

supernatural tanuki (Japanese folklore)

19

to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce

1

to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be

3

catalogue; catalog; inventory; certificate indicating an impending gift

2

sake bottle; tall and slender bottle with a narrow mouth made from ceramic, metal or glass that can be used for sake, shoyu or rice vinegar; turtleneck (sweater); non-swimmer; person who cannot swim

2

to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)

1

bell (often globular)

1

wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper

2

to rust; to become rusty

4

to connect; to correlate; to associate; to relate; to link

2

age; era; period; date

2

evidence; exhibit

1

influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible

1

explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling

3

welcome home

3

interested person; volunteer; supporter

2

before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed

3

order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive

2

at that time; that time

1

one by one; one at a time; in turn

4

lie; rye; rai (Algerian music style)

2

public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir

2

gestures; gesturing

1

seeming like an excuse; seeming like a justification; defensive; in an apologetic tone

2

to turn a deaf ear to; to not listen to; to not get the message

1

ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy

2