jpdb beta

nape (of the neck); nucha

4

to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love

1

to waste; to sacrifice; to spoil; to ruin; to lose; to forfeit

1

house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name

1

so much; so; like that

1

frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)

1

for example; for instance; e.g.

1

good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient

2

food

2

to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with

2

to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach

1

joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)

1

same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...

1

Japan

1

refinement; elegance; grace

1

to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember

1

story; tale; talk; discussion

1

to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!

3

heigh-ho; yee-haw; yahoo

1

really; truly; indeed; good grief

1

to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike

1

to burn; to get fired up

1

fool; idiot; simpleton

1

New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January

1

seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...

2

play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack

1

karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards, esp. hyakunin isshu karuta or iroha karuta

1

preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving

1

well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case

1

to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...

1

yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?

3

I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me

1

don't worry about it; forget about it

1

scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful

1

surely; certainly

2

next; following; subsequent; stage; station

1

to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)

1

ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

1

snapping back (at someone) despite being in the wrong; getting mad back

1

reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)

1

is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...

1

yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh

1

end-of-year; year-end

1

major cleanup; spring cleaning

1

mallet; pestle; pounder

1

millstone; mortar

1

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

2

beginning; outset; first; onset

2

if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so

3

partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)

1