jpdb beta

to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship

2

day of the Rooster; day of the Cock

1

talisman; lucky charm

2

rake; fork; bamboo rake

2

visitor (to a shrine or temple)

5

leaping over multiple steps in stairs (e.g. when in a hurry)

2

trivial; not amounting to much

2

to be scared; to be afraid; to tremble with fear

1

to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

1

dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum

2

to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else

4

to do (for someone)

2

reduction; curtailment; cut; cutback; scaling down; contraction

2

big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)

3

fifth year of elementary school; fifth year elementary school student

1

to lend a hand; to help

2

shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety

2

mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)

7

to suck; to lick

1

at the time; in those days; then

3

speech; expression; wording; language

4

with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease

4

Noriko

3

false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym

3

these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately

2

rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)

4

prayer; supplication

5

adoption (of a person)

1

time lag

1

obvious (e.g. of a lie); transparent

1

dull; stupid; thickheaded; slow; sluggish

2

go home; get out

2

ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large

2

to push away; to push aside; to shove

4

to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop

1

fully; thoroughly

1

to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action

2

nape (of the neck); nucha

1

having slow reflexes; being nonathletic; person who is not athletic

2

scruff of the neck

1

empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless

2

spreading one's legs open wide with knees bent, creating the shape of the letter M (pornographic pose)

1

blockhead; dunce; dimwit; dolt; slowcoach; slowpoke

2

to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)

2

future; possible; potential; prospective

2

to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right

4

opening to the public; making available to the public; exhibiting; unveiling; release (of a film, information, etc.); disclosure

2

to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject

1

rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling

1

snoringly

1