jpdb beta

palm (of the hand)

57

to count on one's fingers

3

to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)

10

with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can

2

to take a breath; to take a short rest

22

to glare at; to scowl at

8

stupid; dim-witted; dense; dull; obtuse; slow

1

everyday clothes (in China); ordinary clothes

2

relief supplies

1

to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

11

to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker

5

venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on

3

let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect

1

deportation

1

assorted vegetables for sukiyaki (esp. green onion)

5

Chinese sword; falchion

4

to behead; to decapitate

1

there is no way that ...; easy; simple

4

to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain

6

certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons

26

vermillion (colour); cinnabar; vermillion (pigment); cinnabar ink stick; correction written in red ink

5

pulp fiction; dime novel; akahon; university entrance exam workbook (published by Kyōgakusha); storybook (with red cover, Edo period); Red Guide (Michelin)

40

to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint

1

regicide

1

to bow; to worship; to receive; to see

1

to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)

7

bad name; bad reputation; disgrace; dishonour; dishonor; stigma

2

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable

2

Higuchi

22

Sueyama

6

boo-hoo; boo-hoo-hoo

3

of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)

4

who the heck; just who

8

foolishness; silliness; stupid conduct; idiotic behavior

8

outflow; effluence; efflux; outflow (of people, capital, etc.); drain (of gold, talent, etc. from a country); leak (e.g. of personal information)

2

to blush

19

better; superior

7

rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism

2

to make one's own; to take possession of

1

fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)

5

no trouble; easy; simple

1

to shake; to waver; to tremble

2

to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist

2

punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)

26

disgrace; shame

2

anniversary of a person's death; monthly return of the date of someone's death

2

every year; yearly; annually

5

offering

3

with a bang bang (e.g. repeated sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace; with great vigor

5

to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)

1