jpdb beta

faucet; tap

2

water current

1

cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation

1

messenger; envoy; emissary

1

I-novel; novel narrated in the first person

2

racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer

1

to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth

1

ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat

1

okonomiyaki restaurant

1

foodstuff; ingredient

1

food made from flour (esp. dishes like okonomiyaki and takoyaki)

1

food poisoning

1

food and drink; eating and drinking

1

to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)

3

such a thing; something like that

1

reception (desk); information desk; receptionist; receipt; acceptance

1

fault; defect; minor; 5-point card; short

2

having a gentle and sincere personality

1

to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)

1

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

1

dealing with complaints; handling of complaints

2

to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from

2

man-made calamity

1

speech; address; curtain speech; prologue; way of speaking; manner of speech

1

to lend an ear to; to listen to

1

sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing

1

turning someone away (at the front door); refusing a visitor; rejecting without consideration; denying without substantial investigation; being chased away from a magistrate's office's gate (lightest punishment during the Edo period)

1

weight; body weight; importance; weight; emphasis

1

to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)

1

cooperation; coordination; collaboration; integration; linking

2

to complain persistently; to gripe; to grumble; to die

2

to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it

1

so what!; who gives a damn?

1

they; those guys; those fellows

1

lumping together; putting all together

1

refreshment; refreshing oneself; refreshing one's spirit; (memory) refresh

1

to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege

1

anger; wrath

1

resentment; indignation; anger

1

evil spirit (that possesses someone); demon; devil

1

to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to reflect; to muse

1

energy; vigor; vigour; vitality

2

some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part

1

still image

2

to cause a person trouble

1

assent; consent

1

to have guts; to be unwavering in one's resolution

1

number one

1

group work

1

to show off one's manliness; to act like a (real) man

1