jpdb beta

originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible

3

to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)

2

ready (to do); willing

1

to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)

1

moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time

1

to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away

1

wiles; trick; artifice; lover (male) (esp. of a prostitute)

1

postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)

2

discouraged; dispirited; despondent

2

intimate; close

1

plainly; clearly; vividly

2

clothes

1

demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof

1

beautiful woman with cold, standoffish air

2

elasticity

1

muskmelon (Cucumis melo)

1

change in a bus route; change in policy; policy change (reversal)

1

cute

1

display window; shop window; store window

1

subculture

1

college of the arts; university of the arts; art university

1

to become used to seeing; to be familiar with

1

thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting

3

Kishida Ryuusei

1

Reikozou

4

slow-witted person; dimwit; halfwit; faded, dull-colored eggplant

1

ichimatsu doll; traditional Japanese doll with a torso made of hardened sawdust

3

to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate

2

unable to sleep well

1

to examine someone's expression

1

to go first; to take the lead; to lead the way

1

byway; side street; cross street; wrong way; digression

1

to satisfy oneself (by doing); to find relief (in doing)

1

faint, ironic or bittersweet smile

1

draft; draught; handprint; signed hand-print

1

okonomiyaki restaurant

1

high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper

2

natural; natural (sign)

3

mix; mixed-race person; multiracial person

2

Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)

5

halo; aureole; aureola; halo (optical phenomenon); glory

2

hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.

1

oiling; oiling brush

2

scrutiny; scanning; taking a good look

2

material; ingredient

4

one's share; one's portion

4

male domination of women; male chauvinism; subjection of women

1

domineering husband; hectoring husband; husband who rules the roost

1

unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!

1

disillusionment

1