jpdb beta

yearning; longing for; deep affection

1

increase in interest rates

1

imperial edict

1

earring

1

thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)

2

slice

1

cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)

2

having in mind; happening to know of; idea

2

about this time

4

all on one's own

4

even so; anyhow; at any rate

1

rock-paper-scissors (game); janken

1

riding ground; racecourse; racetrack

2

pull; patronage; tug; discount

1

to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent

7

city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly

4

to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)

2

kitten; small cat

2

to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)

2

to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with

1

the other way

2

pride

7

complete ruin; collapse; losing (something) completely (e.g. face)

1

good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck

1

to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss

1

arrival

4

to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse

3

lewdness; lewd person; pervert; lecher

1

son of a bitch; piece of shit

2

flour; meal; powder; dust

1

season; time of the year; seasonal festival; seasonal banquet; seasonal feast

1

for generations; hereditary; generation after generation

4

Edo period (1603-1868)

1

cold sweat

4

grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)

1

to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to strike (a match)

1

close to the ear

2

tsunami; tidal wave

1

like; as if; the same as

2

to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)

1

to surge (water or waves)

1

Take it!; Take that!

1

to gather in large numbers (of people); to hang out (as a large group); to assemble (as a military unit or posse); to be quartered (in a particular location)

1

gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else

3

old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

2

recollection; calling to mind

1

tofu; bean curd; beancurd

2

walk; stroll

2

town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares

1

handyman; utility man; odd-job man

1