jpdb beta

blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)

1

mother's boy; mother's girl

1

strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious

2

to brush one's teeth

1

wow; whoa

1

hard-packed dirt (clay, gravel, etc.) floor; concrete floor

2

sake bottle

10

bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely

5

sake (rice wine); saké

2

between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis

2

to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up

10

gambling

1

minority (i.e. being under age); minor; underage person

4

overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; overdone; over par; overexposure

1

to be able to conceal

3

pace

3

that's right; yes; uh-huh

1

nightcap; a drink before sleeping

1

to be palatable; to suit one's taste

1

drinking alcohol

3

bathroom with a large bath (in a hotel, hot spring resort, etc.)

1

triumphantly; proudly

1

thickly (of smoke, steam, etc.); stiflingly (hot air); suffocatingly; pungently

1

side effect; adverse reaction

1

Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)

2

instant death

1

to decide; to determine

1

chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)

3

scattering (e.g. dust in the wind, enemies before an assault); dispersal; flying off (in all directions); flying apart

1

to have as a side order (with drinks); to make fun of someone; to laugh at someone's expense

2

to sit on the floor with one knee raised; to raise one knee; to sit with one knee up

1

high temperature and humidity

1

strict prohibition; ban; interdiction

1

condition; state of preservation

1

(in spite of) being old enough to know better

1

dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops

2

pinpoint

1

drowning one's cares in drink; drinking in desperation

1

itinerant entertainer

1

passion; passions; (sexual) desire; craving

2

radial; radiating

1

extensive; vast range; wide scope

1

straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt

2

the way one drinks; one's manner of drinking

1

to snatch (from someone); to tear (away); to steal

1

having poor eyesight

3

to giggle

3

to keep away; to keep at a distance

1

circular motion

1

mwahaha; giggle; cackle

1