jpdb beta

non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy

1

condition; state (of health); appearance

2

short; brief

2

to regret

1

clear; bright; sunny

1

outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly

2

regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)

1

cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable

1

loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal

5

harbour; harbor; landing place; wharf; anchorage

1

reluctant (to part)

1

to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)

1

call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question

1

to hurry; to rush

2

braided hat

5

narrow; thin (sized); slender

3

to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline

2

chin strap

1

clever; bright; sharp; wise; intelligent; sagacious

2

the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality

2

several years; a few years

1

style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)

3

loved one; lover; sweetheart

4

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

2

mature; becoming precocious

1

prime of life

1

handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features)

1

depth; deep place

1

presence; dignity

1

katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum); Japanese Judas tree

19

flood of emotions; many thoughts

2

Katsura Kogorou (1833-77)

3

bush clover; Japanese clover (any flowering plant of genus Lespedeza); dark red exterior with blue interior (color combination worn in autumn); Hagi (city in Yamaguchi)

6

land near a castle; castle town

2

cloth (for Japanese clothes); kimono fabrics; textile; silk fabrics

1

Masakage

1

eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son

1

very young; little; childish; immature

1

frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health

1

son-in-law taken (adopted) into family

1

deathbed adoption of a successor (to prevent extinction of the family line); person adopted by someone on his deathbed

1

to grow; to grow up; to be good at; to excel in

1

child prodigy; wonder child

2

ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml

1

the big three ...

1

dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)

4

military drill

1

door

1

to distinguish oneself; to stand out

1

Shinto; Shintoism

3