jpdb beta

whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself

1

to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation

3

close; intimate; on good terms

1

to end one's life; to end one's days; to die

1

doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness

1

sense of reality

1

now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again

1

look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute

1

to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter

1

Urashima Tarō; (a) Rip van Winkle; fairy-tale fisherman who, after visiting the underwater Palace of the Dragon King, returns centuries later

3

to sell

3

ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)

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fisherman

2

beach; foreshore

2

tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon

8

to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of

3

to take; to catch; to capture

1

to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract

1

theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor

1

ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual

1

of bad omen; ill augur; boding evil; bad fortune

1

lifesaver; person who saved one's life

1

thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward

2

fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent

7

nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband

7

Palace of the Dragon King; palace from the story of Urashima Taro (said to be located at the bottom of the sea)

4

to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted

1

younger princess; Oto Hime; Princess of the Dragon Palace (from the story of Urashima Tarō)

5

to entertain; to make welcome

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fish

3

manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)

1

short joke; quick one-liner; one-shot joke

1

to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)

1

surreal; surrealism; shul; schul

2

clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor

1

curious; strange; unusual

1

feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)

1

sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)

1

grilled fish

1

fish simmered with soy sauce (and sugar)

1

slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long

2

local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

2

Urashima's casket (in the story of Urashima Tarō); Pandora's box; one's closely guarded treasure

4

please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give

1

return; welcome home

2

something like ...; something called ...

1

box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building

3

to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from

3

fucking; screwing; having sex

1

purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention

1