jpdb beta

to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)

1

to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue

4

to lay bare; to expose; to reveal

2

without the least difference; exactly; perfectly; to the inch

2

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

1

mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity

2

to check; to stop; to keep back

1

signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking

4

originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with

1

hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam

4

to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)

4

shin; shank; lower leg

3

to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant

1

to chase; to run after; to pursue

6

young master; young gentleman

1

alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)

13

wind chime; wind bell

3

noodle shop

2

making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi

3

dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined

1

long desk; long table

3

wine cask or barrel

3

udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles

11

all on one's own

1

to become complicated

2

to be erected; to be built

3

noon; lunch time

1

regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion

1

dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim

5

to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen

1

apron

1

all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly

3

to be conspicuous; to stand out

6

salt and pepper hair; dark hair streaked with gray

1

sleepy; drowsy

1

with eyes half-closed

1

stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded

1

shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop

3

by any standard; (not) even as flattery

1

to encourage to do (something); to urge a person on; to demand action; to spank; to give a spanking; to hit someone on the bottom

5

(plain) hot water; boiled water

1

serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce

1

to come to one's senses; to recover consciousness; to feel relieved; to feel relaxed

1

nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband

1

as far as I know

5

having in mind; happening to know of; idea

11

assumption; supposition; hypothesis

2

for (some) doubtful points to remain

1

logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel

1

store name; shop name; restaurant name

1