jpdb beta

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

1

yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?

3

however; but

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here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...

2

good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter

1

but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

3

emphasis-adding particle

4

that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you

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to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated

1

pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)

1

also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise

2

to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed

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again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and

2

amusement; fun; brief entertainment

1

to walk

1

fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon

1

to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)

1

endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement

4

human being; human; person; character (of a person)

1

soft and lacking firmness; weak; weak-willed; spineless; weak (market); bearish

1

this occasion; at this time; now

1

compiling and presenting poems, texts, etc. to the emperor

1

imperial command

1

to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply

1

preface; foreword; introduction

2

you; dear; honey

7

to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)

1

six; 6

2

counter for people

2

present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)

1

superior; excellent; fine

1

poet (of tanka poems)

2

as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...

3

introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)

1

to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine

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High Priest Henjō (ca 845 CE)

2

Ono no Komachi (poetess of the Heian period among the six and thirty-six immortals)

2

Kuronushi

1

Monk Kisen (Heian period poet)

1

why; how; for what reason

2

older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)

1

casserole; earthenware pan; aluminum saucepan with a handle (usu. wooden) and often with snowflake-style embossed pattern

1

bamboo grove

1

to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)

2

thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances

1

celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position

1

pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)

2

to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of

1

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

1

I; me

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