jpdb beta

to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

1

quits; even; square

1

older brother; elder brother

2

reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin

1

mother; wife

9

coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay

1

sulky look; sullen look

1

to throw back

2

to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up

1

fool; nitwit; The Fool (Tarot card)

1

to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)

3

cloudiness; turbidity; nebula (medical)

1

fruit juice

1

to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip

1

to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve

2

flesh of fruit

3

the five fingers; leading five; top five

3

playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)

1

(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad

5

to irritate one; to get on one's nerves

1

yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill

3

to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce

2

grandiose; exaggerated

1

blockhead; dunce; dimwit; dolt; slowcoach; slowpoke

1

a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)

1

somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

3

shawl

3

to break into fragments; to go to pieces

1

eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son

1

from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely

2

to shed blood

1

second son

1

(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence

1

to be greenish; to be tinged green

1

mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance

1

jump; leap; skip; bound

1

to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)

1

alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)

2

crash into; clash

2

main street

1

directly opposite; right in front

1

to happen to meet; to come across

1

to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter

2

or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still

1

to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up

2

tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling

1

one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)

2

at; in; on

2

passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger

2

reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt

2