jpdb beta

what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?

2

that's the way it is; such is life

5

to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about

4

the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm); west-southwest; 7th month of the lunar calendar

1

monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook

1

brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot

1

just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that

3

simply put

1

feeling that something has come too late

1

to make a cynical remark (about); to make a sarcastic remark (about); to satirize; to mock

1

to make an appearance

2

yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday

1

to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on

3

forgetting; lapse of memory

1

probable; likely

3

dark red; dark brown; reddish brown

1

what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about

2

charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage

1

treasure; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash

6

ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; freeing oneself; breaking with (convention, etc.)

3

to grow old

1

skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath

2

to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate

1

old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago

2

absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic

2

precious; valuable

4

millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time

1

class

3

old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self

1

for your information; I'm telling you

2

to whomever; to anybody at all

1

desire to act only in one's self-interest; selfish desires

1

scoundrel; rascal; villain

5

upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere

1

to keep a promise; to keep one's word

1

grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude

4

to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto

1

to have one's enthusiasm dampened; to become subdued

1

shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof

3

second-hand shop; curio shop

1

change of occupation; career change

1

storehouse; warehouse; godown

11

main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank

1

every person; each one; everybody

2

to shrug one's shoulders

6

at; in; on

1

dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)

3

good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter

4

rare item; unusual item

3

tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly

1