jpdb beta

rather; better; instead; if anything

3

rice and curry; curry rice

1

Hamburg steak; hamburger steak

1

to like; to prefer

1

drying; dried

1

shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes)

1

to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain

6

to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous

1

oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then

1

newspaper

6

to take one's eyes off

1

abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning

1

(with a) slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack

2

to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum

1

1,000; thousand

1

100 yen

1

purse; handbag; wallet

1

paper money; note; bill

1

coin; hard currency

1

to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak

3

to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)

5

oh; ah; I'll be darned

1

1,000 yen bill

1

100 yen coin

1

action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior

1

to pick up; to find; to gather

1

to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run

1

staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly

1

to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out

6

science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)

1

room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

2

to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular

1

anatomical model of the human body

1

five (long cylindrical things)

1

bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit

1

cuff; armhole

1

to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand

4

gooseflesh; goose pimples; goose bumps

1

both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold

2

to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage

4

calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable

6

towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)

3

light brown; tawny

2

each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage

1

to look downwards; to lower one's eyes

3

stare; gaze; fixation

1

to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at

1

suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)

2

the road home

1

inspiration; afflatus; ability to sense the supernatural (esp. ghosts, etc.)

1