jpdb beta

just past noon; afternoon

3

to remain; to stay (somewhere)

1

in that manner; like that

1

to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square

2

the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way

1

indicate reason; infers some protest

2

(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor

2

regret; repentance

1

blood relative

1

dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)

1

to have someone send (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (via someone else); to leave (a message) with someone; (arch.) to use as an excuse; (arch.) to make a pretext of

1

can; tin; canned food

2

treasure

1

lunch; midday meal

1

figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person

1

amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities

1

long face; looking dejected

1

creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming

1

(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure

2

obi and cord fasteners (for a kimono)

2

light purple

1

salt pan (used for boiling seawater to make salt); cooking a fish inside a salt crust; candy made with a wrapping of sweetened rice flour (looking like a salt crust)

11

easy delivery; easy childbirth; safe birth

1

winning a war; victory

1

very little; quite few

1

charm; amulet

1

folk song; popular song

1

local color; local colour

2

to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated

2

beer

3

islands

1

one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives

1

white chrysanthemum

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

oh; ah; I'll be darned

2

news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter

1

unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy

1

free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank

1

joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious

1

joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem

1

singer

1

departure

1

koshinbun (type of early Meiji-era newspaper); minor journal; local newspaper

1

marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials

1

article; news story; report; account

4

great; grand; extensive; large-scale

1

splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate

1

temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle

1

to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive

2

brothel

1