jpdb beta

killing time; staving off boredom

1

whale soup

1

often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently

3

to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink

1

to get tired of; to lose interest in; to grow bored

1

final coat (of paint, plaster, varnish, etc.); finish; glazing; adding more of the same (of something negative, e.g. shame)

1

at least; at most; (even) just

3

go (board game)

2

particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

3

willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations

2

full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total; full

1

part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden

1

to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)

3

attic; loft

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

partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)

2

competition; rivalry; something worth doing

3

to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn

1

before long

2

how; how much; to what extent; no matter how (much); however

1

to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off

5

to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that

1

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

2

to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of

2

Tenpō era (1830.12.10-1844.12.2)

4

first year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began

2

sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year

1

Kodenmachō

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post horse

2

to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious

18

roofing; roofed with; thatching; thatched with; shingling; shingled with

1

shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof

7

blowgun; blowpipe; dart

1

Kandasakumachō

1

koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument

1

master; teacher; stable master

5

to ride past (one's stop); to overshoot; to climb over; to get over; to overtake (in a vehicle); to pass

1

Otamagaike

1

arrow; wedge; chock

3

warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown

3

national bird

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Muromachi period (1333-1573)

1

precinct of a jail; vicinity of a prison

1

skillfulness

1

soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost

1

bank; coast; shore

3

Island; insula; island; islet

1

permanence; eternity

1

on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture

3

reclaimed land

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