jpdb beta

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

2

to replace; to substitute; to switch; to move (something); to transfer

1

mountain in the winter; (lit.) sleeping mountain

2

to be; to come; to go

4

the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance

3

to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)

9

grhapati (layman; sometimes used as a posthumous suffix); private-sector scholar

1

to pass; to go past

1

haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae

3

to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)

1

a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago

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teaching the basics; initiation; introduction

2

certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons

23

once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time

16

bright person; talented student; prodigy

1

to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)

4

chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople

13

artistic accomplishments

1

like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...

7

ruffian; scamp; hooligan; out-of-work person; day laborer without a job

1

nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish

1

acute ear; good ear

2

quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful

5

to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge

3

circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances

15

(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism

1

to cease; to stop; to be over

8

katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum); Japanese Judas tree

51

Kogorou

9

villainous; rascally; knavish; (arch.) independent; (arch.) self-reliant

2

Kido Takayoshi (1833.8.11-1877.5.26)

5

Saigou Takamori (1828.1.23-1877.9.24)

3

Ookubo Toshimichi (1830-1878)

1

three great nobles of the Restoration; three statesmen (Okubo Toshimichi, Saigo Takamori and Kido Takayoshi) who played an important role during the Meiji Restoration

1

to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess

4

military drill

1

first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

20

to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

22

street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)

13

a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment

8

to get into an argument; to come to discuss; to be controversial (usu. as an adjectival phrase); to be contentious

1

member of shogun's council of elders

19

Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)

6

babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper

2

weak attitude

4

to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of

1

(a) jump; splashes (usu. of mud); upward turn at the bottom (e.g. of a vertical stroke of a kanji or of a hairdo); close (e.g. of a theatrical performance); breakup; hane (move)

1

to conclude; to decide; to determine; to judge

3

white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb

1

just like that; quite so; I agree; that street

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