jpdb beta

to precede; to forestall; to anticipate

3

earthenware pot

10

desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech

2

to set on fire; to ignite

1

malice; ill will; bad air; noxious vapour; miasma

7

simmering; (boiling) gently

3

the cauldron of Hell (in which sinners are boiled)

1

to change color (of leaves in autumn); to turn red; to ripen (and change color); to become sexually aware; to reach puberty

1

hill; knoll

1

have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to

4

to drive (something) into; to strike into; to throw into; to toss into; to mix; to wear (a sword)

21

if one is unlucky; if one is careless

1

person who pushily takes charge when cooking a hot pot at the table; (lit.) hotpot magistrate

1

to distribute; to portion out; to deal out; to separate (out); to pick out

2

to accept a kind offer; to take someone up on their offer

3

pointing up; pointing upward; upturn; uptrend; upward tendency

2

bowl of rice

2

Ultraman (from famous Japanese tokusatsu Ultra Series drama)

1

ray (of light); beam; light

1

to be lacking a trump card; to be lacking conclusive evidence

2

to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn

9

meatball

4

by ones and twos; tears or flower petals falling quietly; gurgling bird sound; falling apart; crumbling; dish made from fiveleaf aralia sprouts, pickled daikon, walnuts, etc.

3

Tulun (Russia); Thurn

2

smell of the sea

3

boneless rib (esp. of pork or beef); boned rib

1

rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling

1

to cast down one's eyes

1

traditional Japanese meal brought in courses; tea-ceremony dishes

1

extremely; terrifically; super

2

latch; clasp; catch; check; fastener

1

dried noodles

1

a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many

21

light eating; spare diet; not eating much

1

ladle; (hen's) egg

5

rice porridge made by simmering cooked rice in a seasoned broth, often containing vegetables, fish, etc. (usu. made from leftovers)

11

rich person; wealthy person

1

raw egg

2

pizza; fat, ugly person

2

to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle

1

reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence

2

marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish

2

double suicide; lovers' suicide; group suicide; family suicide; dedication to the point of self-sacrifice

1

to be softened; to calm down

1

Kon'ichi

1

cold, strong, dry wind

1

to possess; to haunt

1

broken; interrupted; disconnected; intermittent; fragmentary; discontinuous

2

details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof

9

common; frequent

6