jpdb beta

to grimace; to frown

3

low voice; whisper

3

relation; connection

3

profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana

1

precisely because

3

Tsukiyama

2

by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly

2

to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down

2

unanticipated; unexpected

1

treachery; betrayal; perfidy

2

alliance; union; league

1

act of treachery; breach of faith; stab in the back; double-cross

1

to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by

1

severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)

2

duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage

2

to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with

3

to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust

2

entrance; hatch(way)

5

enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to

1

club activities; extracurricular activities

1

inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)

1

for a while; for some time; for a period

2

for today; for the time being

3

you

5

steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)

1

to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)

1

imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action

2

irritation; annoyance; frustration

4

price of wheat

1

that sort of; like that

2

to tell (on someone); to tattle; to snitch

2

champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero

1

affectation; pretension; posturing; posing as; behaving as; acting like

1

sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question

2

sense of justice; feeling of righteousness; moral sense

1

forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money

1

honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank

1

to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); (lit.) to weigh (something) on scales; to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow

1

adult; grown-up

1

huge breasts; huge boobs

1

laws (of nature); (divine) providence

1

to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound

1

nose

6

starting point; origin

1

smelling burnt; tasting burnt; having a burnt smell

1

fire; conflagration

1

scorching; scorch; scorched rice (at the bottom of the pot); crispy rice; part of ceramic glaze that has become dark or darkish-brown during firing

1

origin of a fire

1

to face each other; to be opposite one another; to be in opposition; to conflict

1

yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer

1