jpdb beta

to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge

3

to shine; to glitter

1

to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold

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somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other

2

late summer; sixth month of the lunar calendar

4

often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently

4

the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come

5

to make a joint vow; to swear together; to pledge

1

permanence; continuation

2

attentive; cautious; careful; watchful

1

embrace; hug; holding in one's arms

1

to feel under pressure; to feel impatient; to be in a hurry

1

physical disorder

1

to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)

4

Ryukyu; chain of southwestern Japanese islands comprising Okinawa Prefecture

1

fireplace; hearth; stove

1

piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood

1

Gleichenia japonica (species of fern with white-backed leaves); white underside; white bottom; white inner

1

to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede

1

Sargassum fulvellum (species of edible brown alga)

1

kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae

1

mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission

1

to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)

1

kagami mochi; New Year offering consisting of two mochi stacked on each other with a bitter orange on top, cut and eaten on January 11

1

tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony

1

admirable; laudable

1

welcome home

1

long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for

1

old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days

1

handicrafts; hand-crafted goods

1

tennis

2

trophy

2

in order; in turn

1

being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to

1

weekend

2

not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless

1

spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job)

1

Myoukoujidai

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paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree

1

pure; undiluted; raw; crude

1

rough sketch; design; cartoon

1

design; sketch

1

connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity

1

(arch.) southern barbarians (formerly used by the Chinese to refer to non-ethnic Chinese to the south); (arch.) South-East Asia; (arch.) Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal, their South-East Asian colonies, and their goods and people arriving in Japan via the colonies); exotic (esp. Western European or South-East Asian style); (in dance, puppetry, etc.) thrusting the right foot and right arm forward at the same time (or left foot and left arm); nanban; dish prepared using chili peppers and Welsh onions

1

black ships; Western ships that came to Japan between the 16th and 19th centuries, esp. those of the Perry Expedition in 1853; foreign disruptor (of the Japanese market); product, person, etc. arriving from the West and disturbing the Japanese market

1

new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title

1

forgetting the hardships of the old year; forgetting one another's age difference

1

match; game; bout; contest

1

woman; girl

1

doubles (tennis, badminton, etc.)

1