jpdb beta

name of store; trade name (esp. of a sole proprietorship); stage name (e.g. of actor)

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paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living

2

depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)

9

real name

2

fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence

1

to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance

2

light used as a religious offering; paper lantern (hung up near the door of performers and geishas)

2

before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later

5

to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet

1

the first and second; a few

2

I agree with you; it is as (someone) says

1

traditional married woman's hair style with an oval chignon on top; men's hairstyle (Edo period)

5

tooth blackening; tooth-blackening dye

1

account book; register; ledger

2

lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating

2

calmly; coolly; primly

1

to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered

1

men; manservant; male attendants to an actor

1

missus; missis

3

surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid

3

promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)

1

down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream

1

detour; diversion

1

to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe

2

dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction

1

loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft

1

slow; tedious; sluggish; irritating

1

world; society

1

tedious; boring; being fed up with

1

calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness

1

household; home; family; housekeeping

1

inn

2

your wife; his wife; secret meeting; secrecy

2

to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into

1

bundle; bunch; sheaf

1

to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing

1

if I do say so myself

3

to die; (lit.) to become bones

1

to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off

3

dependent on luck; matter of luck

1

half a year; six months

1

eyes and nose; looks; facial features; shape; form

1

to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good

1

if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so

1

the "ka" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ka, ki, ku, ke, ko)

1

good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck

4

stable; barn

1

house; hall; building

2

humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits

2

to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy

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