jpdb beta

old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated

1

board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board

1

lumber; timber; wood

2

transport; transportation

1

cost; expense

2

(in Japanese architecture) transom

1

birds and wild animals; wildlife

1

lintel (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors)

1

wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect

1

to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)

1

to be worn down; to be reduced

1

construction; establishment

1

rich man; man of wealth

1

active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try

1

His Majesty the Emperor; the present emperor; the reigning emperor

2

often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to

1

each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage

1

root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune

1

reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump

3

(early) childhood

1

event; phenomenon; matter

1

to boost; to force up; to push up

3

to shut in; to confine; to contain

1

making something widely known; introduction; debut; announcement; unveiling

1

images drawn or painted on fusuma

1

teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)

1

banquet hall

1

way of speaking; intimation

1

bored; having nothing to do; idle

1

one ken; six feet

2

two rooms

1

if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything

2

to take care of

1

humming; crooning

1

to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing

1

place for storing things; container; compartment; closet; pocket

1

box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building

1

in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)

1

trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance

5

problem; trouble; worry

1

perfect; complete; thorough; leaving nothing to be desired; more than satisfactory

1

everywhere; at every turn

1

before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed

1

leadership; initiative; spearhead

2

neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity

1

permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis

1

proper use; using (different things) for different purposes

1

to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew

1

two ken (approx. 3.6m)

2

place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed

2