jpdb beta

to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to

2

unjust; inhuman

4

cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible

4

to take care of

1

to that extent; so (much)

1

to make (someone) do; to allow (someone) to; to let; to allow; to be permitted to; to do; (arch.) swidden

1

infusing (tea); infusion

2

the other day; a few days ago

2

China; Han dynasty (China, 202 BCE-220 CE); Han (majority Chinese ethnic group); man

3

to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.); to be left out; to be crowded out

2

to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation

3

somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

2

it doesn't matter what; anything is fine

1

older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am

1

these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately

4

counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging

1

stop; stoppage; end

1

street (front) door

2

Tetsuzou

8

new; newly made; newly-built ship; new boat; unmarried woman of about 20; newly-married woman

1

to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)

1

a cut above the rest; superior; one field; one matter; suitably; reasonably

2

old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

2

sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)

2

one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)

1

which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...

1

Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan

1

he; she; that guy

4

to let loose (e.g. a fart); to utter (e.g. a lie); to do

1

coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK

4

to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign

5

earthen bridge

1

frightful face

1

buyer

1

tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)

2

prostitute (esp. Edo period)

1

incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness

1

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

1

-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of

5

teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer

1

revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing

1

hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa

1

great difference; major mistake

1

dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; question mark

2

rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown

2

in the city

1

network

1

net; netting; web

1

stall-keeper (esp. at a festival); street vendor; hawker; seller of unreliable merchandise; faker; huckster

1

master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent

3