jpdb beta

to sniffle; to snuffle; to sob

1

to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up

5

delivery; transfer; hand-over

2

vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry

1

to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp

1

somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

2

to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)

1

ringing; throbbing violently

1

irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy

1

indirection; indirectness

2

long time; long interval; for quite some time

1

phon (unit of loudness)

1

beer

2

(drinking) in big gulps

1

to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back

1

Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)

2

one's younger days; when one was young

2

training; drill; practice; discipline

1

unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy

2

to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough

1

Vietnam War (1955-1975)

1

utmost limit; extremity; result

1

in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start

2

during the war

1

Vietnam

1

US armed forces

1

suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy

1

unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all

3

old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

1

the same generation; coeval

1

truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity

1

old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence

1

to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated

1

foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd

1

with a gulp (e.g. drinking alcohol); in a single gulp; with glug

1

to sigh; to breathe a sigh

1

raincoat; oilcoat

1

reporter

1

bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit

3

to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag

1

multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill; check; bill; promissory note

1

rooftop

1

report; paper; reportage

1

don't you think?; indicates question

2

sleet; daikon shavings; grated daikon; shaved ice topped with honey

1

fallen snow; snow cover

1

reporter; journalist

1

student (esp. a university student)

2

apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment

1

pale; pallid; bluish-white

1