jpdb beta

last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier

3

detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered

11

reference; consultation

4

only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to

10

reprinting; reproduction

2

Kanagawa prefecture (Kanto area)

1

Qin dynasty (of China; 221-207 BCE); Ch'in dynasty

1

plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post

10

habit; (social) custom; practice; convention

2

tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den

4

thirteenth day of the month; thirteen days

1

evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights

1

three days

1

ancestor

1

visit to a temple or shrine; worship; pilgrimage

4

plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)

3

stone monument bearing an inscription (esp. memorial for future generations); stele; stela

2

to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up

2

visit to a grave

2

straw

1

back; behind; rear

5

armful; employee

1

to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many

3

loud; sonorous; ringing

1

to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour

3

to gather together

3

to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)

1

and; and then; thus; and now; and finally

4

wheat straw; barley straw

1

to burn; to get fired up

1

crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)

1

to burst open; to pop; to split

1

to spread; to be propagated

2

to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem

2

to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)

1

temple festival; fair; fete day; day related to a particular deity and thought to bring divine blessing to those who celebrate it

1

like; as if; the same as

2

little shop; small shop; my shop; low class whorehouse in Fujiwara (Edo period); low class brothel; passage formed under the eaves of houses after heavy snowfalls (Tōhoku region)

1

to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell

2

sponsor; manager; go-between; mediator; agent; caretaker

1

meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally

1

consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice

6

to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)

9

resolution; vote; decision

1

to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated

1

cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach

2

blood spilt from the body; blood circulating within the body (often as a metaphor for strong emotion or hot-bloodedness)

2

dripping; trickling

1

to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out

1

to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate

4