jpdb beta

boyishness; inexperience

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to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out

2

continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe

4

second son

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cousin (male)

1

to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason

1

old fief

1

territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.

2

all; as much as possible

1

brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular

1

mountain top; summit; peak

1

suddenly; all of a sudden

1

fortress (surrounded by a wall, moat, etc.)

1

entering the priesthood; priest; monk; bonze

1

forced relocation of a daimyo to a different domain (Edo period); change of constituency (politician); change of district

3

to soothe; to calm; to pacify

1

Japanese spirea (Spiraea Japonica); meadowsweet; Shimotsuke (former province located in present-day Tochigi Prefecture)

2

punishment; penalty

1

to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty

1

to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade

3

to appease; to suppress; to calm

1

every evening; every night

1

to sleep together (for a man and a woman); to bring one's bodies together (e.g. for warmth)

1

weakening; emaciation; decline

1

to come back; to bloom a second time

1

patience; endurance

1

several years; a few years

1

to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to

1

to one's heart's content or satisfaction

1

what

2

(not) ever; (not) at all; (not) on any account; deepest bottom of the earth

2

formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff

1

obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted

2

another person; others

1

to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict

2

ambitious person

1

type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype

1

to do

1

to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down

1

can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something

1

chamberlain

1

comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery

6

mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy

7

brocade; fine dress; fine clothes

1

intimacy; friendship; familiarity

1

to subsist; to keep on living

1

privilege; special right

1

retirement (from the world); seclusion

1

direct control; direct supervision

1

playfulness; playful mood; imaginativeness

1