jpdb beta

pine, bamboo and plum (an auspicious grouping); high, middle and low (ranking); top, middle and bottom; upper, medium, lower

2

1000 yen

3

very small amount of money; penny; cent; nickel; dime

1

with a clink (of metal); with a chink

1

coin; hard currency

1

thank you for your continued patronage

1

stapler; paper fastener

1

confidential; secret; classified

2

another idea

1

counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging

1

long stretch; long haul; marathon; long scene (in a play); long act

1

amateur

2

combination; pair; duo

4

global

1

network

1

know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look

1

pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love

2

serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not

3

pearl

1

koban; small oval gold coin used in the Edo period; oval; elliptical; small size (of paper)

1

this century

1

resources

2

environmental organization; environmental group

1

to talk about someone behind their back; to backbite

2

nearly one hour

1

stylish; smart; chic; (arch.) conceited; (arch.) cheeky

1

polished rice; (uncooked) white rice

1

snow pea; mangetout

1

dish dressed with sesame sauce

1

tofu skin; dried beancurd; delicacy made from the skin of gently boiled soybean milk

1

sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)

1

traditional Japanese meal brought in courses; tea-ceremony dishes

1

distance of eight sun (approx. 24 cm); dish or tray of this size (esp. used in kaiseki cuisine to serve several kinds of delicacies); food served in such a dish; variety of thick, traditional Japanese paper

1

palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping

2

this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now

2

representative director; managing director; president; someone chosen by the board of directors from among the directors to actually represent the company in its dealings with the outside world

2

legitimate son (esp. eldest son); heir

1

Kamogawa

5

going north

1

Shimogamo

2

quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money

1

brook running across meadowland; small river flowing through a field

1

Kamogawa

1

unification; union; oneness

7

class A river; specified waterways of special importance protected by the government

1

to rinse; to wash out; to have one's revenge; to wipe out a disgrace

1

water content; moisture; water vapor (vapour); steam; dropsy; edema

5

gable

2

main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)

1

unseasonable; out-of-season

2