jpdb beta

seeing one off; farewell; escort

4

entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule

4

step in a Japanese entranceway

2

brush tip; first on a list; head; chief

3

sixty; 60

5

rear vassal; daimyo's retainer

3

lacking a role; lacking a post; lacking a position; duty-free; tax-free

6

lower-ranking vassal in the Kamakura and Edo periods

9

force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort

9

proxy; representative

1

to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter

3

chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table

2

this sort of; this kind of; like this; such

2

withdrawing from the castle

1

trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts

3

to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for

2

agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)

1

absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting

6

(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor

2

to be helpful; to be useful

3

dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

1

tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement

4

absolute secrecy

2

even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing

4

to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass

6

living room (Western style); sitting room

1

tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)

2

fixed paper-enclosed lantern; paper-covered wooden stand housing an (oil) lamp

1

two

5

tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)

1

mountain and water; landscape (containing hills and rivers); landscape picture; mountain stream; water that flows down from a mountain; garden which contains an artificial hill and a pond

1

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

1

ink painting

1

axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem

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)

5

autumn of last year; fall of last year

1

regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts

11

flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event

5

one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years

4

to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)

2

dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)

8

splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight

7

workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings

1

flaw; defect; fault

1

too much; excessively; too

2

to go to; to visit; to call on

2

purpose of a visit

2

to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself

3

he; she; that guy

8

outward appearance; ostensible; public; official

3