jpdb beta

to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend

2

sagacity; wisdom; intelligence

6

entertaining with food and drink; treating to dinner; wining and dining; immediately agreeing with someone else; pandering

2

role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role

2

to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)

1

this evening; tonight

1

please; somehow or other; one way or another

1

unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time

1

to relax; to feel at home

1

side dish

1

nonglutinous grain (not sticky enough to make mochi rice cakes)

1

eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)

1

sea squirt; ascidian

1

sea cucumber (Holothuroidea spp.)

1

abalone; ear shell

1

daggertooth pike conger (Muraenesox cinereus); (in Northern Japan) conger eel; garden eel

1

common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp

1

three; 3

1

small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks

2

green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor); Japanese pheasant

1

crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)

1

swimming crab (Portunus trituberculatus); Japanese blue crab

1

pond snail (Viviparidae spp.)

1

Japanese sea perch (Lateolabrax japonicus, esp. referring to an adult); Japanese sea bass

1

five; 5

2

skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis); oceanic bonito; victorfish

1

sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)

1

great burdock (Arctium lappa); gobo

1

duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck

1

to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase

1

kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae

1

tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)

1

funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable

1

food; foodstuff; prey; victim

2

miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling

1

to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to

1

abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve

1

to bear; to endure

1

good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial

4

discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance

1

to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

1

is not; am not; are not

1

to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience

5

ah; oh; hey!

4

feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace

1

too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as

15

to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with

1

oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!

2

(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks

9

possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely

1