jpdb beta

to scoop; to ladle out; to trip up (e.g. someone's legs)

1

to lick off; to take (something) off by licking

4

defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence

2

very

1

Yasaka Shrine (in Kyoto)

3

see; inspect; visit

1

main street (esp. in a capital); main thoroughfare; (arch.) most important of the three classes of highway (ritsuryō period)

2

pottery (i.e. the place); potter

1

ceramics painting; porcelain painting; painting on china

1

tough schedule; heavy schedule; hectic schedule; tight schedule

1

guidance; direction; leading; guidance of juveniles to prevent delinquency; taking into custody (esp. of minors) for their protection

1

to meet up (as arranged); to rendezvous; to get together; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together

2

Gion (entertainment district in Kyoto); Jetavana Monastery (India) (abbr); Jetavana-vihara; Yasaka Shrine (Kyoto) (abbr); Gion Festival (abbr); Gion

2

cafe featuring Japanese-style sweets

19

stand; stall; booth; kiosk; store

1

Japanese zelkova (Zelkova serrata)

2

third stage; three stages; third dan (in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)

1

pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)

1

kudzu starch noodles

5

kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot; Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum)

1

to mix (e.g. water with flour); to dissolve (salt in water, paint, etc.); to scramble (eggs); to stir; to melt; to liquefy

1

brown sugar syrup

2

wagashi; traditional Japanese confectionery

1

to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)

2

indescribable; exquisite; inexpressible; indefinable

1

food texture; mouthfeel

2

like an old man; doddering; wizened; frowzy; seedy

1

filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid

1

a little more

1

vending machine

2

tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan

1

with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; here and there; (sound of) walking slowly

1

grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis)

2

perfunctory; cursory; passing; chance (e.g. customer); transient; stray

1

dry Japanese confectionery; dry Japanese sweets

1

poisonous spider; venomous spider; wolf spider

2

poisonous; toxic

1

tone; manner of speaking

2

inside a space

1

to focus (on)

3

war readiness; combat preparedness; readiness for battle

4

harmless to humans and animals; having no influence; unimportant; insignificant

1

state-owned land

1

Aphananthe oriental elm (Aphananthe aspera); mukutree

1

maple (Acer spp.); maple tree

2

skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery

3

even if ...; even supposing that ...

1

insisting

1

having an expert eye

1

to mail a letter

2