jpdb beta

important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency

3

return; welcome home

3

contemplation; meditation

1

ho-ho

1

return to one's country

1

a laughingstock; a standing joke

1

forever; in perpetuity

1

military family; warrior class

2

not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful

1

in company; among people; philtrum; vertical groove between the nose and the upper lip

2

another meeting; meeting again; reunion

2

to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon

2

everlasting spring; China rose (Rosa chinensis)

2

season (e.g. fruit, fish); in vogue; popular; fresh

1

peace and harmony

2

married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)

4

ornamental crossed rafter ends on shrine gables

3

fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)

1

tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing

2

no!; no no!; no, not at all

1

hades; nether regions

2

to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...

2

to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict

2

this year

5

to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)

2

New Year's Day

4

morning; (arch.) next morning

1

I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality

8

New Year's greetings or well-wishes offered by retainers to the Emperor

1

side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore

4

pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)

6

pious man; religionist

1

on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of

1

wars; disturbances

2

to regret

1

parting; farewell

3

enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to

2

reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être

1

true feeling

2

to be conspicuous; to attract public attention

1

to knock together; to strike against each other; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)

1

old days

2

to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

1

15; fifteen

4

New Year's Day; New Year's morning; morning of New Year's Day

2

moonless dawn

2

the eastern sky

1

rising sun

1

light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence

3

festive annual custom

1