jpdb beta

chuckle; chuckling

1

great sage

2

government service; entering government service; finding a new lord or master to serve (of a ronin)

1

of all people

1

astounding; startling; world-shaking; amazing; earth-shattering

1

filial duties; devotion to one's parents

1

magnificent house; luxurious home; palatial residence; stately mansion

1

wide difference; a world of difference

1

mountains and seas

1

delicacy; dainties

1

in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing

1

forged letter

5

long time; long interval; for quite some time

1

reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être; ikigai

1

shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly

2

even (e.g. even a child)

1

expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture

1

occurrence; happening; incident; event

1

loyalty; devotion; fidelity; inspector of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (ritsuryō system)

7

filial piety

1

compatibility; coexistence; standing together; balancing (e.g. work and family)

1

country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competition in which there are several evenly matched participants; hotly contested game (match, market, etc.)

2

to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish

1

to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home

3

tomfoolery; foolish act; nonsense; fool; idiot

1

to mourn for; to grieve for; to condole with (the bereaved family, etc.); to hold a memorial service for; to hold a funeral service for

1

to feel chilly; to be afraid; to be frightened; to be nervous

1

to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for

1

serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not

2

mutation; change; transition

1

to retire from public service

2

to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)

1

showing (someone) special courtesy (to persuade them to take a post)

4

threat; menace

4

to age; to grow old

2

lack of virtue; immorality; vice; depravity; unworthiness

1

to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill

3

to be in confusion; to be busy

1

not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence

3

wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good

1

recommendation (of a person for a position); nomination

1

another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger

1

to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience

1

special; exceptional

1

people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)

2

to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)

1

a long time ago; in those days

1

to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up

1

(avid) angler

2

to revive (e.g. a company); to boost (e.g. morale)

1