jpdb beta

house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name

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to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along

2

Edo period (1603-1868)

1

picture scroll

1

also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise

8

to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine

3

from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial

1

this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")

33

district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society

1

folk tale; folktale; folk story; folklore

2

inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during

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entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)

1

originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful

4

appearance; figure; shape; form

1

lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine

1

face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour

28

bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry

1

wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings

1

to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last

12

terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous

3

cannibalism; anthropophagism

1

ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very

2

should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out

9

but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

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present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times

1

picture book

1

at; in; at; when; by; with; and then

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nonchalantly; without a care

1

to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case

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costumed mascot character (oft. devised for PR purposes by local governments, government departments, etc.)

1

design

2

to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)

14

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work

83

speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...

1

human being; human; person; character (of a person)

23

one's property; personal effects; one's belongings

2

to hide; to conceal

8

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

11

traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist

1

forest; shrine grove

1

to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into

1

such ... as; or some such

9

very young; little; childish; immature

3

mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with

1

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.)

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

1

original (that was parodied or acted as an inspiration for something else, etc.); source

1

divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment

1

to hate; to detest

2

to become; to amount to

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