jpdb beta

hindrance; intrusion

8

room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable

5

stink; bad odor; bad odour; stench

1

to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to

2

difficult to ...; hard to ...

2

this world; this life; world of the living

1

two Deva kings; guardian gods of Buddhism who stand at the entrance of a Buddhist temple

1

you (plural)

2

seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!

12

pain; ache; -algia

3

accommodation; lodging

1

prohibition; inhibition; ban

1

to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb

1

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

3

Urashima's casket (in the story of Urashima Tarō); Pandora's box; one's closely guarded treasure

1

Urashima Tarō; (a) Rip van Winkle; fairy-tale fisherman who, after visiting the underwater Palace of the Dragon King, returns centuries later

2

originally; by nature; from the start

2

that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family

6

originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful

1

to resign oneself (to); to reconcile oneself (to); to accept (e.g. defeat); to give up

1

resignation; acceptance; consolation

1

mere; only; just; slight

2

few days

3

to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience

1

to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower

1

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)

4

staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk

1

slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long

11

to say; to tell; to state; to do

5

somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

11

light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence

1

ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet

1

funeral service

2

to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out

3

corpse; remains

2

sword for self-defense; sword for self-defence

1

to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire

10

custom

1

knowing; (an) acquaintance

4

charm against evil spirits; talisman; amulet

1

luminous body (e.g. of a shooting star); bright metal; sliced fish with the silver skin left on (iwashi, aji, sayori, sanma, kohada, etc.); 20-point card; bright

1

to keep away; to keep at a distance

1

certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)

9

tradition; legend

3

to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge

1

to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated

2

to begin to dance; to break into a dance

1

as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all

4

grandiose; exaggerated

2

that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage

5