jpdb beta

inlet; seashore; beach

1

to win a hand

1

residential area

3

hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense

4

vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard

1

prefecture (of Japan); county (of China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (of France); province (of Italy, Spain, etc.)

3

Saitama Prefecture (Kanto area)

2

fist

8

population; common talk

2

leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best

1

to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high

6

Osaka (city)

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Kansai (region comprising Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and surrounding prefectures); Kansai (western half of Japan; during the feudal era)

1

to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one

4

love of one's hometown

3

insourcing

1

comfortable to live in (of a neighborhood, etc.); convenient; congenial; agreeable

1

to move (to another area, country, etc.); to migrate

1

to burn; to get fired up

1

prefecture name

1

radiant smile; contented smile

4

expresses incredulousness, disbelief, irony, etc.

2

the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed

1

Shinto shrine

5

Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition

1

to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)

3

someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)

1

series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary

2

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way

6

to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

4

grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts

1

torii (Shinto shrine archway)

1

discontinuation (of business); closing down; giving up (one's practice); retiring

1

father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he

29

suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally

14

clock; watch; timepiece

6

one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point

9

fifteen; 15

7

minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)

19

to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination

1

chat over tea; gossip; small talk

2

good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter

2

how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know

3

to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)

11

immediate reply

1

one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit

1

third

2

all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy

3

producer (film, TV, etc.)

17

time of year when television and radio replace programs (usu. spring and fall)

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