jpdb beta

growing late; latening

2

bra

3

raging wind

4

strong wind; high wind; moderate gale

1

daimyo's city storehouse

1

to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service

1

self-indulgent pleasure

2

equivalence; equal value; parity; (logical) equivalence

1

town; block; downtown; main street; street; road

4

full; in plenty; ample

1

cigarette; cig; smoke; fag

5

engraver; carver

2

killing a passerby in order to test a new sword

1

temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction

1

to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)

4

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

1

before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)

2

interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun

6

torii; Shinto shrine archway

4

iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast

4

shoji with an oil-treated screen (for increased water resistance)

1

humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits

3

doze; nap; snooze

1

reed screen

2

to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up

2

where to?; whither?

2

candle

7

pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously

2

yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill

1

before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later

8

intersection; crossing; crossroad; street corner; street

6

three sides; small offering stand

1

pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing

1

noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism

2

main street

1

to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing

1

ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly

2

rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds

1

harmonious melody; harmony; unity; euphony

1

good (condition); going well; fine; smooth

2

capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace

1

lacquered sake barrel (often used at weddings and other celebratory events)

1

sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass

4

rear carrier of a palanquin

2

pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously

4

cold; short; curt; blunt

1

boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque

1

heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)

1

towards; against; regarding; in contrast with

2

to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)

1