jpdb beta

village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown

1

father

4

letter; missive; note; mail

2

to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed

8

to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist

1

older sister; elder sister

2

to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious

2

seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...

1

lately; recently; nowadays

1

food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion

2

to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen

1

state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle

1

and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...

2

younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice

1

still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least

2

family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade

1

to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think

1

the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability

1

feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment

2

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

1

pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas

1

incense

1

feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province

1

becoming a lordless samurai

1

together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

2

elopement; running away with a lover

1

to disappear; to vanish

1

as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state

2

that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

4

Kana

4

worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid

1

time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity

5

store; shop

1

to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)

2

to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)

19

to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

6

this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence

6

distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion

1

but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...

5

certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me

6

alone; by oneself; on one's own

1

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

1

spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention

1

to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry

1

in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

4

that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such

3

to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up

3

adds force or indicates command

3

one's home; hometown; native place; birthplace

2

from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best

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