jpdb beta

mother-in-law

1

mother-in-law

2

to waste; to treat shabbily; to treat frivolously; to handle roughly; to treat without respect

1

grand; far-reaching; ambitious

1

vanity; vainglory

1

to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to

1

appearance; looks

1

to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively

1

oof; ough; ulp

1

one block; enclosure

1

pail (for water); bucket; cistern; water tank

2

starlight

1

koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument; zheng (Chinese zither); guzheng

5

to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)

1

drool

2

to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch

1

insatiable

1

well water

1

to draw (water, etc.); to scoop up; to pump up; to draw on (ideas) (from subordinates, the public, etc.); to take into account; to adopt

1

to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound

1

beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing

1

dubious; puzzled; suspicious

3

period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty

1

to prohibit

1

at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one

1

carefree; free from worry

1

husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)

2

bedside; near one's pillow

1

vomiting; emesis

1

to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread

1

lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk

1

training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha

1

short-tempered; quick-tempered; impatient; hasty; rash

1

a tour

1

account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters

1

country samurai

3

gaiters; leggings; puttees

1

grassy; weedy

1

gradually; little by little; soon; before long; here and there; scattered

1

gatekeeper; doorman; porter

1

to command; to order; to tell (to do); to appoint (to the post of)

1

garden; trees and flowers in a garden

1

detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material

1

old family; old-established family; one's old home; one's childhood home

1

old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago

7

sisters

1

master; expert; mansion; large house; rich family; distinguished family

1

system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation

2

hereditary custom; surviving tradition; teachings passed down from previous generations

1

ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.

1