jpdb beta

moral poem

1

classic Confucian writings

1

pleasure-seeking

1

swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction

2

the leisured class

1

gloom; melancholy

1

clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion

1

children

1

picture book

2

to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily

1

to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete

2

in advance; beforehand; previously

1

to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)

2

impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky

1

illustrated storybook with yellow covers (Edo period)

2

pulp fiction; dime novel; akahon; university entrance exam workbook (published by Kyōgakusha); storybook (with red cover, Edo period); Red Guide (Michelin)

1

to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair

1

development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life

8

participation; joining; entry; adherence

3

Japanese book size (approx. 12.5cm by 17.5cm); late Edo-period novelette depicting life in the red-light district

1

late Edo-period novelette about life in the red-light districts

1

to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power

1

Confucian scholar

1

enjoyment; pleasure

1

Kyouden

1

to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after

1

(licensed) red light district

1

rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk

2

to twirl; to spin; to fiddle with; to change (e.g. wording)

1

succeeding; following; trailing; next

1

convenient

1

name; given name; first name

1

to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of

2

title; name; degree

1

crowd; turnout

1

cheap literature; writing for amusement; light literature popular in the late Edo period

1

width; width and narrowness

1

trick that may deceive a child; transparent ploy; mere child's play; kid stuff; puerile trick

1

pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)

2

at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can

1

one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume

2

number of pages; page space

1

type of picture book popular in the late Edo period

1

The Bathhouse of the Floating World (humorous book by Shikitei Sanba)

1

travelling on foot; journeying on foot; hiking; riding on shank's pony

1

to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent

1

to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in

1

Bakin

1

to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember

1

camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade

1