jpdb beta

to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing

5

sitting cross-legged

3

to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle

14

to be annoyed (by); to be offended (at); to be irritated (with)

1

to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)

1

crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling

1

boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)

2

the way one drinks; one's manner of drinking

1

sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup

2

all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking

1

to get (very) cold; to get (much) colder; to feel very cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bone; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.); to decline

2

to pull together with the hands; to adjust (e.g. one's collar); to arrange

4

(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)

2

losing everything; suffering a total loss; coming to nothing; (lit.) having lost the interest and the principal

2

to break up (e.g. a meeting); to call it a night

2

to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate

2

with a thud

1

(thick) scarf; muffler; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer

6

to tear off; to rip off

3

alcohol; sake

1

to drink too much

1

articulation

1

thereupon; shortly thereafter

2

unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel

2

acute (illness)

1

alcoholism; alcohol addiction; enomania; alcohol poisoning; alcohol intoxication

1

we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes

1

to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm

1

chawanmushi; savoury steamed egg custard with chicken, mushrooms, etc. (savory)

7

large company; major corporation; company with over 500 million yen in capital or over 20 billion yen in liabilities

1

(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities

1

appearance; look

4

equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")

2

putting beneath other goods; being at the bottom of the pile; lowly position; bottom (of the ladder); obscurity

1

to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability

1

to cook; to heat

1

eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning

1

chicken meat

1

mitsuba (Cryptotaenia japonica); Japanese honewort; Japanese honeywort; three-leaved; trefoil

2

dozens; scores of; decades

1

dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim

1

to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir

2

what's on hand; whatever is available

1

each and every; all

1

good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show

1

(for) one's own use; personal use; private use

1

broth; stock; sauce

1

shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes); shitake

1

kamaboko; steamed seasoned fish paste, usu. in a semicylindrical shape on a strip of wood and sliced to go in soup, etc.

1

cavity (in old root vegetables, tofu, metal casting, etc.); pore; hollow; porous; pithy; spongy

1