jpdb beta

corner; nook; recess

1

to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death

1

going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another

1

amazake; sweet drink made from fermented rice or sake lees

3

appetizer or snack served with drinks; performance to liven up a bar; conversation to liven up a party

2

plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)

1

with a rattling sound; with a (gentle) clinking sound; rapping (on a door); (cooking) at a simmer; (boiling) gently; (bubbling) lightly

1

each other; one another

3

(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly

2

tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability

1

(it is such) a thing

2

that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family

3

to be born

1

to make a wish (to a god); to pray (for the fulfilment of a wish)

1

divine protection; divine blessing; blessed; fortunate; monetary offering (to a temple or shrine); form of Edo-period business tax

1

something to rely on; aid; someone to rely on; relative; reminder; memento

4

separation; divorce; severing of connections

2

prayer and austerities

2

old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn

1

bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)

1

written oath

1

in the future; another day; later

1

to fold in; to fold up; to store in one's heart; to bear in mind; to do in rapid succession; to do relentlessly

1

trap; pitfall

1

counter for long and narrow things (e.g. guns, spades, hoes, oars, ink sticks, candles, abacuses, kitchen knives, scissors, shamisen, violins); counter for palanquins, rickshaws, and similar vehicles

6

sandbank (in a river); sandbar

12

duel; shoot-out

2

rising into the heavens

2

roof tile; tiled roof; objects crowded together (e.g. houses)

2

silver (color, colour)

1

to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder

1

to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire

1

unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold

2

not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling

1

narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped

1

vinegar

1

konnyaku (Amorphophallus konjac); konjac; devil's tongue; konnyaku jelly; konjac jelly; devil's tongue jelly

1

threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)

1

to become bloodshot

1

appearance; air; condition; state; form

1

to knock down; to knock out

2

damn; bastard; humble

1

hired thief taker (Edo period); private detective; private secret policeman

1

fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool

1

skill learned in one's former days; using one's experience from the past

1

roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides); mawworm; feelings that influence one's mood; stomach growling

1

distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process

1

half a ri (distance measure)

1

to go down and stand; to alight; to get down

1

seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition

2