jpdb beta

sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy

1

to kidnap

1

intelligent; wise; sagacious; smart-alecky; cheeky

1

to come; to go; to be (somewhere); -ing

2

imprudence; indiscretion; thoughtlessness

1

shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly

1

attachment (esp. to things); love; affection

1

at a young age; while still young

1

beloved child

1

the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly

1

part-time farming

1

wandering samurai; soldier of fortune; brigand; mountain-dwelling robber

1

fires set off in early spring to burn off dead grass; bush fire; field fire; grass fire

1

to surpass; to outstrip; to excel

2

person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser

2

dislike; aversion

1

not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited

1

presumptuous; arrogant; audacious; forward; insolent

2

Kyousuke

1

lance

1

(one's parents') home

1

(ear of) Japanese pampas grass

3

silver gray; silver grey

2

Tosa (former province located in present-day Kochi Prefecture)

1

parasol (esp. one carried in the hand); sunshade

3

soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost

1

wild chrysanthemum; aster

1

phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item

1

daydream; waking dream; fantasy

1

small chrysanthemum; small, low-grade piece of Japanese paper (used as a kettle rest, tissue, etc.); (arch.) piece of paper given as a tip in a red-light district (that can later be exchanged for money)

2

natural voice (without a microphone)

1

(weep) quietly; silently; (cry) bitterly

1

unfilial son; undutiful son; thankless son; unfilial daughter; undutiful daughter; thankless daughter

1

to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play

2

pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at

1

that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you

2

foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land

2

end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring

2

missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown

1

strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)

1

to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed

1

old name for a cave cricket; even though; despite; even more

1

my sympathies; that's too bad; my condolences

1

various kinds of small trees; assorted trees

2

to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin

3

gate with a crossbar

3

stormy weather; tempest; chaps (of skin)

2

plants which flower in autumn (fall)

3

acorn

2

washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break

1