jpdb beta

you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends

3

old; olden

5

to pluck; to pick; to nip off

1

to be replaced with new growth

7

real hair; one's own hair

1

body hair

1

denial; negation; repudiation; disapproval

3

byway; side street; cross street; wrong way; digression

1

narcissist

3

at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because

24

no way to do; nothing can be done

5

to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)

8

Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)

4

phosphorus (P)

3

to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again

1

completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp

3

admirably; exquisitely; aptly

5

stature; height; size; physique

1

child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face

3

baby face; childlike face; babyface (in pro wrestling); face; good guy

7

it's been a long time; long time no see

8

fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man

1

one's native land

8

to come back

7

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)

5

funny; amusing

1

next month

8

to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon

3

to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age

3

overnight bus; night bus

2

tourist

8

mercenary (soldier)

2

simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated

12

general; shogun

3

Ikkyuu Soujun

1

Ministry of Education, Science and Culture (1871-2001)

1

no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook

12

fear makes the wolf bigger than he is; things are not as scary as they seem; (lit.) the ghost, when examined closely, is withered silver grass

4

compared with

12

decoration; ornament; trimmings

2

echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions

7

once and for all; completely; spotlessly

4

to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die

7

to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes

7

approximate age; age range

1

calm; composed; self-possessed; firm

5

detached; aloof; indifferent

2

S size; small size

1

extra-large (clothing size); XL

4

to give an impression; to make an impression

2