jpdb beta

to grasp tightly

1

oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!

4

four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips

1

to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered

1

after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on

1

forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly

3

unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident

1

shoulder (of a road); berm

2

to send; to direct; to dispatch (person, car, etc.); to direct (attention); to turn (spotlight, etc. on)

1

to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

1

to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around

2

paint; coloring materials; colors; colours

1

to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch

1

to blacken; to darken

1

sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible

2

choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy

1

a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; pointless exercise; waste of time; (something that is) too little, too late; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone

1

The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; full provision

1

immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible

1

if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...

2

whatever happens; no matter what; under any circumstances; in any case; at all costs; at any price

1

(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"

1

sect; denomination; tenets (of a religious sect)

5

next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence

5

(car) turn signal; blinker; indicator

1

to turn on; to switch on; to light up

1

lemon (colour)

1

light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); k-car; kei car

1

integrated circuit; IC; interchange

1

departure; leaving; setting off

1

to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge

1

to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to reflect; to muse

1

in a train (car, bus, etc.); on a train

2

quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful

4

passenger seat; assistant driver's seat

2

sideview mirror

1

across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for

1

back seat (of a car); rear seat

1

already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably

2

Nara Prefecture (Kinki area)

1

Kantō (region comprising Tokyo and surrounding prefectures); Kantō (eastern half of Japan; during the feudal era)

1

speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...

2

eastern; east; Tokyo

1

large temple

1

Kasuga Grand Shrine (in Nara)

1

deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid

3

to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something

2

right side; right-hand side

1

profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)

1

taking a straight look at something; looking someone in the eyes

1