jpdb beta

to get late; to advance; to wear on

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to fall asleep

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singing of insects (esp. in autumn); sound of insects

1

moon; month

2

drawing room; study; publishing house; writing alcove

3

sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis); ayu

7

grilling (fish) with salt; broiling with salt; boiling seawater to get salt

1

appetizer or snack served with drinks; performance to liven up a bar; conversation to liven up a party

1

little by little; bit by bit; sparingly

1

cormorant fishing; cormorant fisherman

2

fishing; collecting shells; fisherman

1

method of fishing

1

ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)

2

cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)

2

cormorant fisherman

1

counter for birds, rabbits, etc.

2

to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up

6

to take; to catch; to capture

1

daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period

1

to fit; to suit

1

fresh

1

to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)

1

mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi

1

gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal

1

dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

2

of good character; kindhearted; good-natured

2

impostor; imposter; pretender; liar

1

seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy

1

question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion

4

to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to reflect; to muse

2

to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)

1

skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery

1

arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration

2

illustration; drawing

1

off-shoot; noble (family) sibling

6

to stop writing; to put down one's pen; to close (a letter)

1

to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)

1

hesitation; indecision

2

to be conspicuous; to stand out

2

kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to to treat wood, paper, etc.

3

dyeing; printing

4

near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person

2

to close (of flowers); to shut; to get narrower

2

judge

2

ceremony of fitting child with a hakama

2

to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with

2

one knee

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to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful

2

distance in sword combat where approaching one more step allows hitting one's opponent

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who; what kind of person

3