jpdb beta

leadership; initiative; spearhead

1

to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy

4

proudly; triumphantly

1

downtown

2

around the world; throughout the world

1

where?; anywhere

1

trivial; slight

4

decision; determination; resolution

10

every day; daily

1

new customer

1

being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something

1

Uji-cha; prized Japanese green tea cultivated around Uji, Kyoto

1

regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion

2

old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

1

Hifumi (script)

1

several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number

3

steamer; steam cooker

1

to need; to call for; to require

2

passing each other

3

joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem

1

to call a person's attention (to)

1

to perform in tune with each other; to get along well; to be in perfect harmony; to make a perfect pair (team, etc.)

3

to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to

1

thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger

2

harmonious; intimate

3

with a half-opened eye

1

environment; circumstance

1

full moon

15

dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group

2

to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)

1

the Moon

3

relation; connection; relevance

2

this evening; tonight

1

high tide; high water; full tide

1

just right (time, size, length, etc.)

2

taking advantage of (a convenient situation)

1

closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business

5

well-balanced; considerate; of fine character

1

Earth; the globe

3

to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate

1

wrapping paper

1

essential; important; crucial; vital; main

2

de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-

1

(getting) late; about time; good time (for doing something); good timing

1

to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel

1

this month

1

werewolf

3

reliance; trust; faith; confidence

3

to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross

2

talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque

1