jpdb beta

at a glance; by accident

4

awning (over window, doorway); eaves (of roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle

5

to hold one's tongue; to shut up

3

ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)

1

for the time being; for the present; immediate; present; for some time (after); current account

1

complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face

1

that's the way it is; such is life

2

vassal; retainer

7

to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)

2

redecoration; remodelling; remodeling; refurbishment

1

young couple

2

structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling

1

here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up

1

to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time

8

to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else

1

to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into

1

chronic disease

1

to be reliable

2

to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede

1

both in name and reality; both in name and substance

1

retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)

3

iron pot; kettle

1

kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove

1

the Bon Festival and New Year; two great things (happening at the same time)

1

morning and evening; all the time

1

brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)

1

wedding; bridal procession; marriage into a family

1

to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)

4

two days before; day before yesterday

1

second son

1

old or key retainer

1

wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)

5

good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B

7

diary; journal

2

Shiba

1

brushwood; firewood

1

tributary; branch

2

each house; every house; many houses

2

related to the teachings of Buddha; able to be saved by Buddha; related; relevant

3

roundabout; indirect; circuitous; ignorant (of the world)

2

grand ceremony

2

successively; one after another

1

going to the capital; working in a government office

1

billeting

1

astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful

1

the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult

2

stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters

1

slight; insignificant; small

2

remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland

2

as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also

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