jpdb beta

to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind

1

to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate

3

diverse; varied

1

casual; unconcerned

1

fusuma; Japanese sliding screen

2

wheat bran

2

to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out

3

thirty; 30

3

weeping; lamenting

1

with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff

1

to touch (a person's) heart; to impress (a person)

2

to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy

1

small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow

1

to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)

1

translation

1

romance; love story; love affair; romantic relationship; romance

1

document; reportage; documentary; documentation

1

house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family

3

rendezvous; meeting; area where guests gather before the start of a tea ceremony; waiting room; (arch.) meeting place for assignations, drinking, etc.

1

many years

1

waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess

1

splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate

5

warrior; samurai

2

portrait

1

scroll (picture)

1

to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

1

grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man

1

portrait; likeness; picture

1

next morning; following morning

1

heavy snow; "major snow" solar term (approx. Dec. 7)

1

hedge; fence; border; limit

1

white snow

1

heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy

4

finger; toe; digit

1

ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)

1

sublime; noble; high-minded

1

how many; how old

1

Buddhist (household) altar

1

Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion

1

portrait

1

Natsuko

4

portrait; likeness

1

to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)

8

hollow; cavity; hole; cave

1

foundation stone; cornerstone

1

blow; shock; strike; batting

1

to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise

1

at first; in the beginning; originally

3

to apologize; to apologise

1

retreating figure; appearance from behind

1