jpdb beta

dead of night; shades of night; black of night

1

elderly housekeeper; elderly maid; wet nurse; nanny

1

to shout at

2

it's no joke; gimme a break!

1

kitchen; financial situation

1

policeman; cop; walking in a circle (dog trick); (arch.) rounds (doctor, police beat, etc.); (arch.) vegetables that accompany rice (secret language of court ladies)

1

the other day; lately; recently

1

stupidity; ignorance; stupid person; ignorant person

1

to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)

1

salt; crest of a wave; flowerlike patterns on waves in the Japan Sea in winter

1

to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten

1

gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons

1

(my) wife; inside the home; one's family

1

to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way

1

notice; notification

1

kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice

1

crow (Corvus spp.); raven

4

geisha house; establishment with geisha on its books for whom it acts as an agency

3

geisha house

7

party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner

2

severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)

1

long epic song with shamisen accompaniment (developed in Edo in the early 17th century)

1

beautiful maiden; beauty

1

violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement

2

(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior

1

sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay

1

manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour

1

smile

1

terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous

2

menial; meanness; servility; abject

1

to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)

1

family register; census

1

light; lamp; counter for electric lights

1

to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect

1

mother; wife

5

way of speaking; intimation

1

completely financed; sponsored; under patronage

1

cough; coughing; tussis

2

high (e.g. spirits); merry; high; high (i.e. feeling of extreme pleasure)

1

clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning

1

having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)

1

disposition; nature

1

to look forward to something

1

master; teacher; stable master

1

your home; your family; their home; (my) home

3

oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)

1

just now

1

to have a reason; to have an excuse

1

natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly

2

beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank

2