jpdb beta

anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; be that as it may

4

to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote

3

reassuring; stouthearted

1

when one was a very young child; very early in one's life

1

to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall

1

unforgettable; impossible to forget; lucidly remember

1

to yearn for (someone, something); to miss

1

old lady; ma'am

1

aunt

2

movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling

1

Aonuma

2

weaver

7

signboard with gold or gilt lettering; slogan; noble cause

3

type of yarn-dyed silk goods

7

sea air; sea breeze; ocean and atmosphere; type of yarn-dyed silk goods

7

street

2

city dweller

1

chief actor (e.g. of a kabuki play)

2

away from home; while travelling

1

unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy

1

to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan

2

to be at a loss; to be puzzled

1

one after next; second

1

(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)

1

strong person; person putting on a brave front; bamboo tube with holes drilled in it (used as a stand for kitchen utensils, fans, etc.); checks; plaid

4

something like ...; something called ...

1

to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)

1

small teapot

1

old friend; old acquaintance

1

small wooden Japanese toy that flies when spun between the palms of one's hands

1

to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive

1

easy; plain; simple

1

to make somebody move

1

store that has been gone out of business; household that lives without carrying on a business

1

your wife; his wife; secret meeting; secrecy

3

to invite in; to show someone in

1

a certain ...; some ...

11

in (e.g. secret); with (e.g. success)

2

one's way of talking

2

protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)

3

declaration; statement

1

mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...

4

all; everything

3

consenting to; being convinced of; being satisfied; understanding

3

dream; vision; reverie

7

fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year; academic year; school year; product year

1

believer; follower

2

to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge

1

laws and ordinances; acts (of parliament, congress, etc.)

1

to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up

1