jpdb beta

road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)

1

from what I've heard; according to reports; from what they say

1

stay-at-home; homebody

2

practice; training

1

to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind

1

sixth day of the month; six days

1

January; first month of the lunar calendar

1

February; second month of the lunar calendar

1

asleep (in bed); sick in bed

1

quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance

1

nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy

2

groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat

1

all (there is); as long as there is

1

escaping; evading

1

heigh-ho; heave-ho; hold on!; just a minute; la-la

1

to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)

1

rice cake stuffed with sweet bean jam

1

divorce

1

forcibly; against one's will

1

only recently; just recently; only yesterday

1

inner palace (in Edo Castle); palace's ladies chambers; shogun's harem

1

tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act

1

the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; all around; here and there; four sides (of a square)

1

fat; tallow; lard; grease

2

as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")

1

requiring little trouble; untouched

1

wrasse (any fish of family Labridae)

1

forelock; bangs

1

open sea

1

to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in

1

unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all

1

to be bewildered; to be perplexed

1

mistaken identity; person so changed that it's hard to recognize him (recognise)

1

able; capable; competent; able person; person of ability

1

to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively

1

I; me

1

outer canthus; outer corner of the eye

1

handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler

1

sincerity; real intentions

2

to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)

1

careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent

1

worry; care; consideration

1

second (in a series)

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travelling expenses; traveling expenses

1

privy purse; money used for private purposes by the members of the Imperial family

2

library; book collection; paperback book

1

at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove

1

money; funds

1

contrivance; managing (to raise money); one's financial condition

3

(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard

1