jpdb beta

uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)

1

same; similar; (just) like; equal

2

to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down

2

snow; snowfall

6

to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid

3

to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time

1

cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK

1

to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question

1

confession; admission

1

bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops

1

weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)

1

chance (of success); odds

1

years later

5

good humour (humor); good mood

1

nuance

1

curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case

1

does not seem; unlikely; improbable

1

end; conclusion

1

hence; for that reason

2

earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)

2

foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation

2

abstract

1

(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means

1

needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry

1

solicitude; consideration; concern; (excessive) kindness

1

to grow old; to age

5

few in number

1

while looking on in blank amazement; before one's very eyes; before one knew what was happening

1

demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible

1

the coming days

1

early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk

1

to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)

2

to be palatable; to suit one's taste

1

whether (or not); if

1

as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

1

being good at cooking; good cook

2

newly-wed; newly married

1

(young and) innocent; naive; pure; fresh; artless; unsophisticated

2

dining table

2

pork fried with ginger

1

eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine

1

to deep-fry; to make deep-fried food; to launch (fireworks, etc.); to hoist (e.g. a flag); to summon (for geishas, etc.); to call in

1

to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet

1

Japanese mustard spinach (Brassica rapa var. perviridis)

1

spinach (Spinacia oleracea)

1

boiled greens in bonito-flavoured soy sauce (vegetable side dish)

1

per-capita division; division according to the number of people

1

miso soup

1

sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style

1

demand for; request

1