jpdb beta

recitation (of a poem); chanting; singing; composition (of a poem); composed poem

1

to entrust; to send (a message, etc.)

1

spy

1

to pattern after; to liken to; to imitate

1

returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate

1

going to war; departure for the front; departure for military service (in response to a draft)

1

last look; farewell look

1

wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper

4

outskirts (of a town); run-down district

2

busy place; busy street; place that's always bustling with people; amusement quarters

2

ancestor

2

true Tokyoite; Edoite; person born and raised in Edo

14

foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land

1

for example; for instance; e.g.

2

overseas travel (to Western countries); going abroad (to study or travel); store operated by a foreigner (in pre-communist China)

1

within the borders of a country; domestic soil; inland; interior; Japan proper (as opposed to its overseas colonies); homeland

1

famous place; name of a part (of an instrument, etc.); name and address

3

finding employment; getting a job

1

to employ; to engage

1

wanderer

7

to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue

1

leaving one's own house (e.g. when going to war); departure; setting out; starting a new life; starting life anew

1

surfeit; glut; being fed up; food poisoning

3

new road

2

line; queue; procession; matrix

7

long line; long queue

1

under the eaves

1

counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.; even number; 109.09 m

2

to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)

1

drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other

10

to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still

2

crowd; turnout

1

to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

2

to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous

2

early in the morning

1

to be sold out

1

famous product; special product; speciality; specialty

4

the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar

1

new store; newly-opened store

1

relation; relative; kind; cordial

1

rumor; rumour; gossip; hearsay

2

like that; that way

1

food and drink; eating and drinking

1

crowd of people

1

before long

1

to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate

2

tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing

1

army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group

2

ordinary citizen; the general public

1

to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around

1