jpdb beta

hope; wish; aspiration

3

tea jar; tea urn

3

pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants

3

letter bearing the shogun's scarlet seal; seal stamp given to worshippers and visitors to shrines and temples

1

document (of proof); certificate; paper; bond; deed

1

special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial

3

particularly; only; in the case of

1

unpaid; nonsalaried

1

duty; obligation; responsibility

2

to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)

6

to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby

1

to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)

1

distinction; differentiation; classification

2

to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove

4

anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever

2

all people; the whole nation

8

I see; that's right; indeed

3

a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon

1

as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate

5

cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)

1

Kazunomiya (1846.7.3-1877.9.2)

7

one's whole life; one's lifetime

2

abolition; repeal

13

harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result

1

taking in; harvesting

1

to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath

2

to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out

2

seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post

9

to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

11

to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

1

to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.

2

elder daughter; older daughter

3

younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice

8

Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi

2

Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)

6

picking up; someone who picks up things; type picking (letterpress printing); walking (of an aristocrat)

1

adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law

3

older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy

5

and yet; though; when; in spite of

1

to chide; to rebuke; to reprove

1

to tell (somebody) to (do something)

3

your home; your family; their home; (my) home

2

siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate

12

to grapple with (each other); to tussle with; to wrestle with; to scuffle with

1

forelock; bangs

2

to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp

1

approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)

6

advantage; benefit; profit; interest

3

to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

7

seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of

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