jpdb beta

to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)

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rapids

6

dislike of very hot food or drink; inability to take hot food; (lit.) cat tongue

1

Her Majesty the Empress (of Japan)

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prince; princess

5

Wednesday

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dinner

2

Friday

1

evening meal; dinner

3

light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight

1

fillet; tenderloin

2

fish

2

only; nothing but

2

may I ask (for); might I ask (that)

1

(Japanese) empress; queen

2

shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes)

1

presenting to

1

to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped

1

limit; bound

1

Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era

1

First World War (1914-1918); World War I; WWI; WW1

1

participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest

1

international community; international society; the world

1

to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify

1

meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast

1

disparity of wealth; wealth inequality; social inequality

1

magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification

1

internal conditions; true state of affairs

1

instability; insecurity; crankiness

1

we; us

2

standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability

1

ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to

1

wind chime; wind bell

2

newspaper

1

when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

1

purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele

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children

2

exaggerated; extravagant; overdone

1

on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead

1

Hatsue

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hey; listen

1

auntie; older woman

4

Ueno Zoo

2

line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style

1

year in, year out; always; 24-7

1

lion (Panthera leo)

3

foreign; abroad; overseas

1

good-for-nothing; worthless

3

shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop

2

eating out; dining out

2