jpdb beta

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

4

always; all the time; never; usual; regular

1

talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor

1

shogunal vassal; direct retainer of a shogun

1

princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue

1

odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...

1

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

3

head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host

1

China under the Qing dynasty; Qing China; Qing dynasty

6

space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)

2

older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy

4

substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange

1

so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why

1

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

1

to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself

1

you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)

2

same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case

1

taking a wife

1

wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do

2

surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid

2

difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error

2

oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!

2

skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid

1

talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)

2

to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)

2

worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid

1

cruelty; hard-heartedness

2

alcohol; sake

1

to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry

2

gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase

2

embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful

1

to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up

2

to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with

1

to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited

1

quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion

2

natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly

2

person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others

5

to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on

2

money; metal

1

to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

1

and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing

2

resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability

1

oh; ah; I'll be darned

1

bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)

1

furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality

1

house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name

1

to live; to reside; to inhabit

1

to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)

4

such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!

6

seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of

1