jpdb beta

alcohol; sake

1

to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch

1

process

1

misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle

1

frantic (crying); wild

1

to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up

1

like that; that way; thus

1

please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake

2

small; fine; detailed; stingy

1

disappointment; despair

1

to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy

2

look who's talking; I don't want to hear it from you; are you in any position to say that?

1

one's emotional state; one's mood; human interest; kindness; simple-heartedness

1

to sit cross-legged; to sit at ease

1

to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour

2

to clench (one's teeth); to grit; to set; to clamp

1

instability; insecurity; crankiness

1

sincere; honest; faithful

1

looking over someone's shoulder

1

unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help

3

troublemaker

1

random attacker; slasher; demon who brings misfortune to houses or people he passes by

1

because; for; the reason why is ...

1

worthlessness

1

harm; injury; evil (influence)

1

foundation (makeup); foundation garment; foundation (organization); underpainting (in oil painting)

1

to overlap

2

seeming sad

2

right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon

1

good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless

1

nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply

1

male coming-of-age-ceremony; shaving one's eyebrows, blackening one's teeth, and wearing one's hair in the marumage style (of a newly married woman; Edo period)

1

don't worry about it; forget about it

1

stand; stall; booth; kiosk; store

1

store; shop; establishment; restaurant

4

elevated (structure); overhead

1

private railway

1

places alongside a railway line, bus route, major thoroughfare, etc.

1

rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown

1

suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly; (not) readily; (not) right away; (not) immediately

3

unbelievable; incredible; implausible

2

unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha

1

pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure

1

cryptomeria forest

1

gasoline; petrol

1

machine oil

1

hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains

1

shall ...; to assume; to suppose

1

station building

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in front of a station

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