jpdb beta

to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke

2

to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise

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

2

generosity

1

yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr

1

heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah

2

instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for

1

alcohol; sake

1

to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty

1

shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute

1

Kōchi (city, prefecture)

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Harima (former province located in the southwestern part of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)

1

bridge

1

Buddhist priest; monk; boy

1

ornate hairpin

1

yosakoi; dance originating in Kōchi Prefecture using naruko

2

geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets

1

master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy

1

why?; what for?; how?; by what means?

1

so; to such an extent; such

1

good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do

1

to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play

1

friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement

2

to recall; to remember; to recollect

1

(medical) doctor; physician

4

it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...

2

fondness for women; woman admirer; lustful man; being attractive to women; being a lady-killer

1

to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out

4

upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)

1

personage; person (deserving of respect)

1

great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough

1

(one's) life

1

time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity

3

I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that

1

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

2

state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances

1

to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)

4

to be infatuated (with); to be hooked (on); to lose one's heart (on)

1

upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere

1

loyalty; allegiance; fidelity

1

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

2

to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make

2

slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late

2

the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all

1

country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)

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to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

3

intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation

1

long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged

1

emperor; ruler (with a heavenly mandate); heavenly being; celestial being

3

Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation

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