jpdb beta

wastepaper; scrap paper

2

cover; lid; cap

4

hitting a ball; batting; stroke

7

string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions

5

properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly

2

to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with

1

to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen

5

to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from

9

go that far; to that extent

4

interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)

1

almost; roughly; approximately

7

shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length

6

further; above; anymore

2

to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign

11

by force

1

to suspect

2

to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence

1

space; interval; space character; whitespace

1

other than; excluding; without

1

to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)

5

to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out

20

to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve

6

nimble; agile; quick; quick (thinking); smart; alert

4

to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)

3

to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)

1

skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath

2

to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after

4

breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance

9

sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly

3

splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight

6

next day

3

Aki (former province located in the west of present-day Hiroshima Prefecture)

116

autumn; fall

9

messenger; envoy; emissary

17

young person; servant; errand boy in a samurai family; person of lowly status

13

woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)

1

simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive

7

season; time of the year

1

after that; afterwards; thereafter

2

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

19

counter for places

9

older sister; elder sister

10

to get a haircut; to give a haircut; to cut hair

1

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)

11

going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)

3

husband

2

uh-oh; oops; sorry

2

Buddhist mortuary tablet

4

to live; to get along; to spend (time)

6

nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner

5