jpdb beta

remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end

1

one evening; some evenings

1

to put (up) in the wrong place; to hang in the wrong place; to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by

1

Yangtze River (in China)

1

coast; shore; littoral

1

district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society

1

(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies

2

all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly

1

grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)

1

to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house

1

riches; wealth; resources; lottery

6

man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member

6

looking; viewing; (please) try (to)

3

information; news; intelligence

3

Chiba (city, prefecture)

14

preeminence; supremacy; distinction; excellence

8

business card

1

rendezvous; meeting; area where guests gather before the start of a tea ceremony; waiting room; (arch.) meeting place for assignations, drinking, etc.

2

clandestine meeting

2

fact; truth; reality

1

unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue

2

to thrust before; to thrust at

1

sharing an umbrella; under one umbrella; sketch of an umbrella with two names under it (equiv. of "X loves Y")

1

heading; headline; index; headword

1

gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked

1

unable to speak; inarticulate; mute; speechless; tongue-tied

1

lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)

1

to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten

1

persistence; single-mindedness

1

to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo

1

to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)

1

to live in want

1

Masatarou

1

mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity

3

the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly

1

soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby

1

wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)

7

arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)

2

marriage proposal; marriage talks

1

to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin

1

make no progress; remain unsettled

1

astonished; stunned; startled out of one's wits; thunderstruck; open-eyed astonishment

1

to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken

2

a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late

1

newspaper company

1

to talk; to discuss; to debate; to negotiate

1

correction; revision; amendment

1

magnifying glass; wrestler of the lowest rank

1

printing type; movable type; printed text; print

1

reader

1