jpdb beta

small bottle

2

to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair

7

black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface

10

bitter

31

to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down

1

how many; how old

2

teaspoon

7

incident; affair; happening; event

18

four people

5

close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related

9

to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)

1

contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation

2

to go to meet somebody

2

to meet; to greet

6

just a little

13

to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by

10

both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold

3

to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress

13

later on; eventually; afterwards

11

... is the reason; ... is my excuse

23

over one's shoulder

2

uncle

34

way of calling

4

bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh

2

both; together; jointly; simultaneously

4

plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward

9

reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth

2

to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)

6

black coffee

1

to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff

8

first day; opening day

1

to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of

1

that is to say; so that means

5

to eat into

1

coercive; overbearing

4

by all means; by all costs

3

corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)

1

to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)

1

itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy

9

to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene

7

focus (e.g. photographic); focal point

5

to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede

3

stage; performance

33

going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another

1

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

2

not so

6

cruelty; hard-heartedness

6

to overdo; to do too much

4

awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained

31

fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material

10