jpdb beta

to warp; to bend backwards; to throw the head (or shoulders) back; to throw out the chest

2

to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)

8

soaked; drenched; sopping; splashing; sloshing

1

supplement; top up; complement; making up (a deficiency)

1

ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic

1

what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind

1

open (for business)

4

chef (esp. of high-end Japanese cuisine); cook; area of a kitchen that contains the chopping board

1

great success; roaring business; busy; packed-out

2

year; age; years; past one's prime; old age

2

every night

1

return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR

3

as; because; with; due to

2

management; administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)

1

warm and snug; soft and comfortable

1

mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)

3

proprietress-to-be of a Japanese inn or restaurant

1

entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university

1

pretty girl who attracts customers to come inside a shop

1

visit to Japan

1

disguise; masquerade

1

free and uncontrolled; behaving with abandon; freewheeling

1

wandering

1

to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail

1

somewhere; anywhere; in some respects

1

to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset

1

let's not say (such things) to each other

1

brand new

1

inscription; epitaph; (manufacturer's) engraved signature; motto; maxim

3

Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)

10

May; fifth month of the lunar calendar

1

June; sixth month of the lunar calendar

2

so what!; who gives a damn?

1

falling petals

1

kanji; Chinese character

1

Tsuyuri

1

to notify; to advise; to inform

1

praying for rain

3

water shortage; shortage of water supply

1

entering the rainy season; beginning of the rainy season

1

embarrassing; awkward

5

word game; wordplay; playing with words

3

adzuki bean-covered mochi; botamochi

2

tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan; wild boar (meat)

1

adzuki bean-covered mochi; botamochi

1

night boat

2

equinoctial week (when Buddhist services are held); Buddhist services during the equinoctial week; nirvana

1

bush clover; Japanese clover (any flowering plant of genus Lespedeza); dark red exterior with blue interior (color combination worn in autumn); Hagi (city in Yamaguchi)

1

rice ball coated with sweetened red beans, soybean flour or sesame

1

winter

2