jpdb beta

earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)

10

to kneel

4

(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base

1

sobbing; sob; weeping

2

rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky

1

to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)

1

Maebashi (city in Gunma)

3

thread; yarn; string

4

quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty

1

Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)

1

inn

8

shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early

4

grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL

10

3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma

2

nowhere in particular; just out for a bit; (euph. for) toilet break

1

before long; even now

2

calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance

1

travel expenses

3

five o'clock

2

past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)

2

to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)

2

to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up

2

circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money

4

cost; expense

2

be; is

3

to shake off; to forsake

2

kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice

2

to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse

1

to press a question; to cross-examine

1

wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)

15

adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law

1

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

4

foster father; adoptive father

1

foster mother; adoptive mother

1

in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert

2

narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable

1

being ...

1

form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode

1

to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear

2

conflict; complication; troubles; discord

1

to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated

2

adoptive family

1

200; two hundred

1

yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle

6

life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation

3

the end

2

each other; one another

1

frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed

2

left-hand radical of a character

1

evil; untrue; erroneous

1