jpdb beta

appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style

1

even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is

1

affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble

1

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

1

the four seasons

1

manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making

1

et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance

4

to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old

1

pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing

1

course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit

1

to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)

1

indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!

3

as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate

1

half-moon; half a month; semicircle

1

after

1

absentmindedness; dreaminess; simpleton; fool

2

all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly

1

since one was born; (in) all one's life

1

today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays

1

which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon

1

to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance

1

to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)

1

at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just

1

to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound

2

to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble

1

to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish

1

today; this day

2

one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha

1

again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and

1

tomorrow; near future

2

to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)

1

order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words

1

to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)

1

residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion

2

to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon

1

rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence

1

marriage ceremony; wedding

1

(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case

1

to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified

1

declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice

1

to say; to tell; to state; to do

2

married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)

1

promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate

2

to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete

1

cost; expense

2

100; hundred

7

both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold

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face; looks; vestiges; trace

1

Yakurou

4

old friend; old acquaintance

1