jpdb beta

twins; twin

81

muddy rice field

3

to waste time

3

to call out; to shout

1

unforgivable; inexcusable; unpardonable

1

stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded

4

summertime; summer season

1

to winnow (grain)

4

unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood (e.g. of a conversation); unable to read the room

1

(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture

11

to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse

2

to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out

2

to be out of patience; to be unable to put up with something anymore

1

very small

4

foreigner (esp. a Westerner); gaijin; (arch.) outsider

5

awesome; incredible

2

folding into four; quarto

2

dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)

2

visiting another school (e.g. of kendo) and defeating each member in a fight

6

Olalla

2

pigtails; bunches; two ponytails; angel wings

2

good day; good morning

2

monsieur

1

in a terrible mess; in complete disorder; chaotic

1

troublemaker

1

to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree

6

lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger

2

threat; intimidation; menace

1

muahaha (laughter); mwahahaha; bahaha; bwahaha

1

serves you right!; see what happens!

1

collective responsibility; joint liability

1

to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out; to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out

2

pile; pool; gathering spot; waiting place for a wrestler beside the ring; liquid runoff from miso preparation; tamari

2

tradition; convention

4

(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant

3

I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead

1

Wood Snake (42nd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1905, 1965, 2025)

7

sweet flag (Acorus calamus); calamus; Japanese iris (Iris ensata var. ensata)

2

to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel

2

to get into a fight; to take up the gauntlet; to accept a challenge

1

senior (e.g. at school)

3

custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice

1

to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)

1

dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; openmouthed (with surprise)

2

rival team; opposing team

2

association; socializing; socialising; fellowship

5

older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am

2

setting sail; putting out to sea; starting anew; embarking on something new

2

if; in case; supposing

1

to challenge (a person) to a fight

2