jpdb beta

teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer

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Sagami (former province located in present-day Kanagawa Prefecture)

4

counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.

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palanquin; litter; bier; kago

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your wife; his wife; secret meeting; secrecy

2

privacy; secrecy; confidentiality

3

secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen

3

in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start

2

head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent

1

fumbling; groping

1

then; if so; if

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to point at

3

to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand

3

presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out

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one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances

1

policeman; cop; walking in a circle (dog trick); (arch.) rounds (doctor, police beat, etc.); (arch.) vegetables that accompany rice (secret language of court ladies)

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polite; courteous; hospitable

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afterwards

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to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl

2

water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway

2

light offered to a god or Buddha; votive light

2

idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish

2

to count; to enumerate

2

we; us

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large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate

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store; shop; establishment; restaurant

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store; shop

1

(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means

6

red-light district

1

sen (hundredth of a yen); coin made of non-precious materials; one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency); (arch.) one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass)

1

the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect

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condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner

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young lady (in ref. to a maid, etc.)

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good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter

3

to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt

1

to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)

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even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)

3

I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that

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tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy

3

something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another

4

tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice

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tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice

3

type of jōruri recitation

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talk; recital; narration; topic

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to call out

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-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command

1

occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom

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oiran; high-ranking courtesan; (arch.) prostitute

3

combined umbrella and halberd carried on floats in some festivals

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cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)

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