jpdb beta

older brother; elder brother

1

nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner

1

to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something

1

overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest

1

as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather

1

slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)

1

self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)

1

lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap

1

wonderful; splendid; magnificent

1

acting; performance

1

high praise; great admiration; rave reviews

1

noon; midday; daytime; lunch

1

racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer

1

stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce

9

national border; provincial border

5

once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning

2

both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence

2

townspeople

1

disguise; masquerade

1

well; in good health; safe; free from accident

1

just past noon; afternoon

1

traffic; traffic volume

1

donkey; ass

4

central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses

1

stagecoach

1

to get slightly dirty (all over)

1

uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual

2

cheerful; lively; lighthearted

1

chorus; singing in a chorus

4

group; party; team; squad; section

1

tone-deafness; amusia; tone-deaf; off-key; having no sense (of something); being hopeless (when it comes to something)

1

eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)

1

friendly army; friendly troops; allied army

2

to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of

1

inquisitiveness

1

to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at

2

being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)

1

nearest; closest

1

station building

9

railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations

2

to find out; to discover; to locate

3

presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation

2

amount of money; sum of money

2

to paste together

1

five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold

1

to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous

2

at parting; on parting

1

in the midst of the enemy

1

reluctant (to part)

1

(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go

1