jpdb beta

unexpected; unforeseen; strange

2

as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly

1

to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)

1

to come back

2

eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)

2

famous product; special product; speciality; specialty

1

fry; juvenile fish; fingerling

1

price; cost

1

foreign; abroad; overseas

1

traditional Japanese musical instrument

2

shopping district; shopping street; downtown

1

shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute

10

specialist shop; shop specializing in a few types of product

1

Tsugaru (Western region of Aomori Prefecture)

5

public performance; exhibition in a foreign country

1

improvisation; improvization

1

sure; yeah; I know

6

standard number

1

's; of; belonging to

1

truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer

1

Roby Lakatos

2

duo

1

Lakatos

1

trio

1

percussion instrument

7

to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

2

kouta; traditional ballad accompanied by shamisen

1

boisterously; roughly; briskly

1

appearing drowsy or intoxicated (of eyes, actions, etc.)

1

time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)

1

shakuhachi; end-blown fippleless bamboo flute; blow job; fellatio

2

oh goodness!; I say!

1

sound of the wind; voice of the wind

1

(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of

1

first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

2

to fight each other

2

mistake; error; blunder

1

ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished

2

cynical; warped; envious

1

to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close

1

fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion

1

thoughtless; inconsiderate; tasteless; cruel

1

suddenly; all of a sudden

2

highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)

1

many; numerous; various; large number of

5

trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)

2

tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster

3

heaps of corpses all around

1

to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait

1

to happen to be present

4