jpdb beta

foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd

4

cackling (sound of shrill laughter)

1

rubbing (someone) the wrong way; irritating (someone)

1

to muster (e.g. courage); to gather; to collect; to pluck up

1

everyone; one and all

5

to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)

4

nineteen; 19

1

rumble in the ground

2

to bloom out of season

1

beginning of autumn; beginning of fall

1

resident of a prefecture; citizen of a prefecture

1

this year

2

serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce

1

full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom

1

Tanuki

2

playground; play space

3

to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business

1

constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone

2

morning edition (of a daily newspaper); morning paper

1

skim reading; reading a text diagonally (to reveal a hidden word or message)

1

hypocentre (of an earthquake); hypocenter; focus

3

seismic intensity

1

to sniff out; to get wind of

3

false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym

1

registration; accession; register; entry; record; subscription

3

address; address; email address; addressing (the ball)

4

simple; plain; modest

2

tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)

1

since then; after that

1

shameless; shameless person

3

to begin to

1

sound

1

intonation

1

manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining

2

unknown; unidentified; unspecified

1

to recognize (by sound); to identify; to differentiate (voices, sounds, etc.); to (listen and) understand; to listen to reason; to be reasonable

4

I; me

3

doctor

3

counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers

1

meeting; assembly; association; conjunction

2

originator; promoter

1

sour look; surly face; pout

1

association; society

1

the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance

1

Taigen

1

warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown

1

bitter enemies in the same boat; rivals finding themselves together by chance; strange bedfellows

3

corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness

2

men's things; menswear; men's wear; men's; for men

4

wristwatch; watch

1