jpdb beta

to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize

10

be (that) as it may; having said that

5

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

2

fish

4

selection; choice; choosing; picking; election

2

disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant

3

collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck

1

dislike; hatred; fear

2

kamaboko; steamed seasoned fish paste, usu. in a semicylindrical shape on a strip of wood and sliced to go in soup, etc.

2

luxury item

1

luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant

2

eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)

13

porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice

1

plop; splash

1

tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter

4

buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles

3

charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk

10

the Snake (sixth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Serpent; hour of the Snake (around 10am, 9-11am, or 10am-12 noon); south-southeast; fourth month of the lunar calendar

2

time; hour; moment

6

to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble

2

famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known

2

turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura

1

caves dug as tombs in and around Kamakura during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods

1

to forbid; to suppress

2

corner; nook; recess

2

to hand down (a story, legend, etc.); to pass on (to the next generation); to spread (a rumor, news, etc.); to circulate; to send word; to pass on (a message)

1

stream; brook; creek

3

government office; public office

5

going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work

1

office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs

4

processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal

2

follower; attendant; valet; servant

3

palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)

1

foot-man; foot soldier

17

zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals

1

servant in charge of footwear

1

meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally

3

that day; the very same day

7

castle

3

assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds

1

four-legged tray for festive food

1

(arch.) clearly; (arch.) brightly; cleanly; purely

4

green willow (i.e. one that has budded); meat of the trough shell (Mactra chinensis)

6

restaurant

4

to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into

3

vexatious; troublesome; complicated

2

manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making

1

manners; courtesy; etiquette

1

woven mat (esp. one made of straw); (arch.) seat

1

banquet; dinner party

1