jpdb beta

beckoning

1

husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)

3

doddering; tottering; unsteady; shaky; decrepit; infirm

1

just like; the same as; no different than

2

seedy-looking; thin

1

old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly

5

a little bit; a little while

1

interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt

1

boiled and half-dried bonito

1

to fall into ruin; to be desolated

3

(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression

3

previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age

1

heir; inheritor; successor

1

young man; young woman; young people; young employee; young manservant; young follower

1

to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign

2

old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

1

dozens; scores of; decades

1

poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow

1

to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate

1

sympathy; compassion; pity

1

anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most

3

guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation

1

thick; dense; luxuriant

1

care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown

2

structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination

1

windowpane; window glass

1

roof

1

ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)

1

to be entwined; to be involved

1

chaps; skin fissure

3

worthy of; worth doing; worth having

1

probable; likely

1

ill will; malice; evil intent

1

end; close; termination

1

take care of it; I'll leave it up to you; do as you see fit

1

to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)

1

to like; to love; to be fond of

2

wariness

1

cordial welcome; hearty welcome; kind treatment; hospitality

1

favor; favour; affection

1

denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation

1

to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)

1

cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits

1

to be born; to come into the world

2

anywhere; here and there; common; run-of-the-mill; ordinary

1

like; as if; the same as

1

won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you

2

grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness

1

to be superior to

1

pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements

1