jpdb beta

to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by

3

pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in

1

understanding; comprehension

1

after dinner

2

bath

1

to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride

1

going to bed early

1

spiced sake (served at New Year's)

1

what time; (lit.) which hour

3

half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)

3

tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)

1

to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing

3

tread on a worm and it will turn; even a tiny bug will defend itself; even the weakest and smallest beings have their own wills, so do not make light of them

2

undertaking; underwriting; acceptance

1

story; tale; talk; discussion

12

generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual

1

to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair

1

folding one's arms

2

to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

4

portrait

1

normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station

3

kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like

1

imprisonment; captive; prisoner

2

tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot

2

to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light

1

to emphasize; to attach importance to

2

to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve

1

even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing

1

the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like

1

perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say

4

promotion of social intercourse

1

order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive

2

(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say

4

literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts

1

lecture; address; speech

2

birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)

2

to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)

5

irregularity; anomaly

3

English (language)

4

rudder; helm

2

to kick out; to cut back (on spending)

1

it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...

2

arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war

2

to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt

5

first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface

2

motive; incentive; motif

3

condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite

2

forty; 40

10

(one's) youth; one's younger days

1

germination; pregnancy; arising (in); resulting (from); originating (in)

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