jpdb beta

to be kind to; to treat kindly

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sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta

1

mother; mom; mum; wife

1

to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize

1

cold reception; inhospitality

1

cordial welcome; hearty welcome; kind treatment; hospitality

1

atonement; expiation

1

preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)

1

February; second month of the lunar calendar

3

nineteenth day of the month; nineteen days; (arch.) fool; (arch.) simpleton

3

eating out; dining out

1

to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out

2

strangeness; abnormality; disorder

1

cannot be undone; can't be recovered from

1

congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!

1

document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone

1

notebook; account book; register

1

scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle

1

somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

1

to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out

1

olden days; former

2

love letter

1

scary

1

literary master

1

waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae

1

writing; composition; essay; sentence

1

change; conversion; transformation; transformation

1

these days; nowadays; recently

2

taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)

4

before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end

1

end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all

1

to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)

1

frequently

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or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still

2

university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)

6

lukewarm; tepid; lenient

1

rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date

1

emphasizes direct object of action

2

teahouse; coffee shop

1

et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth

2

senryū; comic haiku; humorous seventeen-mora poem

2

to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone

2

what time; (lit.) which hour

1

style; way; shape; form; appearance; state

2

to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)

2

sebum; sebaceous matter

2

before long; even now

2

to lose something

2

must not; should not; do not

2

worldly wisdom; gumption; stingy person

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