jpdb beta

poor thing!; pour soul!; what a pity!

1

to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped

2

(in spite of) being old enough to know better

2

to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up

1

flight; elopement

3

envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)

1

to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away

1

cruel wife; termagant wife; wife from hell

1

breaking off an engagement

1

vitamin

1

original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive

1

furthermore; even more

1

to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored

1

then; if so; if

1

prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish

1

in those days

2

(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe

1

situation

1

railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations

1

bus stop

1

one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives

6

winter

1

to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust

1

love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting

1

easy; smooth; without a hitch; quick

1

both families

1

meeting together; introduction; costarring; appearing together; being matched; facing off

1

to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against

1

nursing in the home by visiting nurses

4

old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

11

nursing home; rest home

1

another meeting; meeting again; reunion

1

before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing

1

development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life

1

manufactured goods; finished goods; product

1

to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)

1

(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business

2

to take over; to hand over

1

to sell off; to sell completely

1

to die

3

grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen

2

to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)

1

in; on; at (place); as for; regarding

1

shogi board

1

chess problem; composed shogi problem

1

shogi; Japanese chess

4

information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.

2

double suicide; lovers' suicide

1

place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament

4

riches; wealth; resources; lottery

1