jpdb beta

preliminary announcement; previous announcement; portent; sign; forewarning

1

something; nothing (with neg. verb)

1

yearning; longing for; deep affection

1

eating; bite (in fishing)

1

theft; robbery

2

sake brewer; sake brewery

1

to sell over to

1

poster; notice; harifuda (type of playing cards numbered 1-6; used for playing tehonbiki)

1

70th birthday; ancient Greek (language)

1

congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present

6

name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense

2

strenuous exertion; spurt; splurge

1

group; mass

1

literally; to the letter; literal

1

horsepower; hp; energy; vitality; horse-drawn cart

1

to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard

1

to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other

1

laughable; ridiculous; pitiful; contemptible; absurdity

3

to agree in advance

1

to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against

1

trifle; insignificant thing; (only) this much

1

to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age

1

wearing one's hair in braids

1

sum

1

from right to left; in one ear and out the other; nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado

1

helping hand; help; support; aid

1

to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for

1

180.39 millilitres; 180.39 milliliters; 0.3306 square metres; 0.3306 square meters; one-tenth of the way (from the foot of a mountain to the top)

1

aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad

1

shaku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 18 ml; shaku; traditional unit of area, approx. 0.033 meters square

1

skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath

1

Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)

1

occurring naturally (without human influence)

1

invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion

1

... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...

1

earthen kiln

1

earthen rice cooker

1

pine needle

1

to smoke; to smoulder; to smolder; to sputter

1

mochi; (sticky) rice cake

8

cauldron

1

scythe

1

stove; furnace; kiln

1

kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove

1

unflavored rice porridge; rice porridge made of only white rice and water

2

anyone

1

how many people; a number of people

1

gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum

1

pail; bucket

1

great poverty

1