jpdb beta

Ravi

5

tea strainer

1

miser; niggard; cheapskate

1

hey; listen

1

then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so

1

with a clang or a clink; tinkle

1

bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy

1

possession; retention; maintenance

2

rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded

2

without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)

1

impossible to do (although wants to)

2

to mediate; to intervene

1

young and energetic; up-and-coming

1

funeral service

3

expulsion; ousting; ejection; dismissal; banishment

2

governor; leader; ruler

1

cheerfully; spiritedly; vigorously; lively

1

night where one waits for someone who is supposed to come; night of the 14th day of the eight month of the lunar calendar

1

to invade

1

digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else

1

to satisfy oneself (by doing); to find relief (in doing)

1

swift horse

1

comfortable; pleasant

1

to finish one's work

1

dawn; daybreak

1

from out of nowhere; from who knows where

3

to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of

1

kettle

3

open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)

4

hills and fields; countryside

1

tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance

1

roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open

1

preface; introduction; preamble

1

devil; evil spirit; genie

1

to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love

1

historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular

3

warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer

1

climax; peak

1

truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right

1

to take turns; to mingle together

1

growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe (esp. regarding something bad); increasing

1

catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)

3

having little knowledge (of); being ill-informed

1

change; fluctuation

1

nowadays; in this day and age

1

curtain; bunting; act (in play)

2

goodness; excellence; virtue

1

abuse; misuse; perversion

2

if so; in that case

1

brink; critical moment

1