jpdb beta

to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other

2

to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints

1

original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw

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samurai residence

2

petty (minor) official (derogatory term)

1

turning another away at the gate or front door; refusing to receive a caller

2

to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)

2

guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty

2

inconvenient

1

strenuous exertion; spurt; splurge

1

paper folded and tucked inside the front of one's kimono (esp. for use at the tea ceremony); paper used for writing tanka

1

ten o'clock

1

series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza

1

reopening; resumption; restarting

1

zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager

2

by all means; by all costs

1

tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic

1

to be urgent; to be pressing; to be imminent

1

to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show

1

to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after

1

wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

3

another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking

1

book; publication

1

to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)

1

storage room; storeroom; closet; grayish blue

1

corner; nook; recess

1

to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)

2

by myself; in person; by oneself

1

asking; enquiring; searching; looking for

1

delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome

1

killing time; staving off boredom

1

to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained

1

to stop; to quit; to put an end to

1

interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)

1

to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about

1

to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone

1

originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible

1

to be frank; to drop all pretense

1

inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

1

chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses

1

small number; few; minority

1

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

1

to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back

1

joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem

1

dim; gloomy

3

even if not; even without

1

morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps

1

to moan; to groan

1

to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end

1

to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged

1