jpdb beta

Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryō system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654 m by 654 m)

3

head; chief; leader; the greatest (of all the ...)

1

slowly; leisurely; gently; suddenly; abruptly

1

breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance

2

to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)

4

while; during; performed in this condition

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to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)

2

(formal) ways of sitting

2

pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course

1

old bones; aged body; advanced age

1

courage; ardour; high spirits

1

indoor; inside the room

1

what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any

3

no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

1

calling (someone a thief, coward, etc.); branding (as); denouncing

2

beautiful (of one's appearance, voice, bearing, etc.); lovely; heartwarming (of a relationship, state of affairs, etc.); beautiful; wonderful

1

appearance; looks

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to respect

1

teacher; instructor

1

retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)

1

to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess

4

responsibility; duty; obligation

1

to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

3

to rest; to relax; to repose

1

urgent; pressing; exigent

1

call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)

2

one way or another; in many ways; in various ways

3

aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary

1

loneliness; desolateness

1

to soften; to moderate; to relieve

2

in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see

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hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently

4

woman's heart; female instincts or psychology

1

no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever

2

established practice; custom

1

giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange

1

disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing

4

characteristic (of); peculiar (to)

1

filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty

1

quiver; quaver; flutter; statistical fluctuation

1

space-time; spacetime

3

twist; wrench; distortion; torsion

1

judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of

4

large-scale

5

(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling

2

to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)

4

to call; to summon; to send for; to call together

1

to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)

1

this way; here; the person in question; he; since (a time in the past); prior to (a time in the future)

1

beyond; across; the other side; the distance

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