jpdb beta

to write a novel

1

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

1

practice; practising; training; study

1

myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)

1

old family; old-established family; one's old home; one's childhood home

1

old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn

5

antique store

1

storefront; shopfront

1

three sides; small offering stand

1

painting red; vermillion lacquering

1

in a row; in a line

1

old fashioned

2

the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)

1

bookcase

2

to fit in

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illustrated storybook with yellow covers (Edo period)

1

cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine

1

to pile up; to accumulate

1

shelf; ledge; rack; trellis

1

to look old; to get old

1

scroll (picture)

1

(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure

2

both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold

1

to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

1

porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics

1

to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)

1

tooth blackening; tooth-blackening dye

1

huge; gigantic; enormous

1

bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink

1

lacquerware; painting; coating

1

coating (esp. lacquering)

1

tub; washbasin; washbowl

1

gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday

2

gold or silver lacquer; lacquer decoration sprinkled with metal powder

2

storage chest for a suit of armour and a helmet

1

decoration; ornament; trimmings

1

completeness; being fully equipped; (suit of) armor; armour

1

thread; yarn; string

4

leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)

2

stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm

1

scarlet; red

1

to blacken; to darken

1

to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst

2

helmet (of a warrior); headpiece

1

to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)

1

iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast

1

to watch steadily; to stare

1

gauntlet (used in Kendo); bracer; fencing glove

1

shin guards; shin pads; greaves; leggings

1

to come alive; to get going; to start to move

1