jpdb beta

aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!

1

elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air

1

whim; caprice; vagary; eccentricity

1

strange; odd; unusual; eccentric; peculiar

1

hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket

3

Tōhoku region (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku region

1

namahage; folklore demon of the Oga Peninsula (people dress up as them on New Year's Eve to admonish children)

1

men; manservant; male attendants to an actor

1

to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of

1

all of a sudden; unexpected; abrupt; sudden

1

cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae

1

to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto

6

horn; antler; antenna; feeler; horn-like projection (e.g. peaks of whipped cream)

1

small animal

2

staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring

4

charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement

1

event; function

2

from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial

1

Shinto ritual

1

ceremony; rite; ritual; service

1

already; now; no longer; not any more

3

custom

1

(religious) faith; belief; creed

1

towards; against; regarding; in contrast with

1

buzzer; personal alarm (loud buzzer to attract attention in case of attack)

1

to distract

1

story; topic (on everyone's lips); (the stuff of) legend

1

attracting customers

1

outside the prefecture

2

rush; flood; deluge

1

lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots); balloting

1

extension; elongation; (total) length; extension (e.g. of one's work); continuation; extension (of a line segment); extension (property of occupying space)

1

now; nowadays

1

middle ten days of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month

1

consecutive holidays

2

weekend; Saturday and Sunday

1

occult

1

present-day science; modern science

1

to be possible to occur

2

detailed; clear

1

unclear point; unclear points

1

extra-sensory perception; ESP; psi; psychokinesis; PK

1

catchy

1

item; must-have; must-have item; (inventory) item; pick-up

2

to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to

1

illogical

1

poisonous plant

2

to smear all over; to slather on; to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly; to bedaub (with paint)

1

soldering iron; hot iron; brand; mark; stigma

1

dilemma; predicament

3