jpdb beta

mansion; residence

1

fireplace; hearth; stove

1

Hokusai

2

red Fuji; when Mt Fuji appears red because of the sun's rays (esp. in the early morning from late summer to early autumn)

1

question; inquiry; enquiry

3

frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed

4

model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)

4

forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding

1

to reach; to get to; to arrive at

2

to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit

1

success; hit

1

assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)

2

Watson

1

discovery; detection; finding

6

Sasano

4

Mukaiyanagi

2

aunt; old lady; ma'am

1

to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire

6

tall, lanky person; bean pole; tall and thin; tall and lanky

1

jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)

5

extraordinary strength; animal strength; brute force

1

(body) weight

2

taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness

1

somewhere; anywhere; in some respects

8

nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin

1

long time; many years

1

spring water; clear (pure) water

2

Miezou

2

to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract

1

annoyance (to); bane (of); constant worry (to)

1

cabinetwork; joinery; hair ornament; hairpin; (arch.) colours; (arch.) banner

1

teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)

1

to that extent; so (much)

1

noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift

1

clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly

1

to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with

1

hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member

2

to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)

17

a person without a single relative

1

wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria

1

pilgrimage; travelling around (by a monk)

2

cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes; remains (of war dead)

1

to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)

1

unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all

3

fate; chance

1

henchman; follower

2

henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child

1

at every opportunity; whenever possible; whenever the occasion arises; from time to time; occasionally

1

relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)

1

history of; experience of

1