jpdb beta

very highly commended; highly lauded; very well-received; very popular

1

great hurry; great haste; rush

1

sun; sunshine; sunlight

1

trivial; trifling; insignificant; stupid; nonsensical; absurd

1

to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen

4

to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble

1

snoring; snore

4

to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter

1

recently; lately; these days

1

to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend

2

about here; in this neighborhood

2

to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)

2

rigor mortis

1

consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp

1

kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)

1

cheek (of the face)

1

barbershop; barber shop; barber

1

Yoshii

1

all-night vigil over a body; wake

1

long

1

ego; self; ego

1

remedy for a cold; cold medicine

1

reconciliation; making up (with); making peace (with); being friends again; patching up a quarrel

2

spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful

1

generations; ages; years

1

chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events

1

on the occasion of

1

rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment

1

cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach

1

from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top

1

busy; hurried; yours sincerely; yours in haste; (arch.) simple; (arch.) brief

1

sutra chanting

8

kern; Kahn

3

chimes; toll of a bell

1

first snow (of the season); first snowfall

1

to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)

1

uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)

2

older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy

1

to cool; to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)

1

difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)

2

parting; farewell

1

15th day of the month; 15 days

1

schedule; program; calendar

1

trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing

1

the war generation; those who grew up during WWII (in Japan)

1

that sort of; like that

1

broom

1

dustpan

1

trifling; trivial; slight

1

rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter

1