jpdb beta

in front of a station

1

good offices; auspices; sponsorship; village official (during the Edo period)

1

Keiji

1

member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress

1

Socialist Party

1

to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for

1

stone monument

4

especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though

1

surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance

1

we

2

to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.

1

pump

1

draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish

1

stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled

1

refrigerator; fridge

1

Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)

1

unknown; obscure; insignificant

1

that is; namely; i.e.

1

cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying

1

vulva; pudenda

1

for a long time

2

to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit

1

separate; respective

1

to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done

1

to do so; to do thus

1

plop; plonk; plunk; flop

2

to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem

1

to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die

1

(religious) faith; belief; creed

4

peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful

3

to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat

1

there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much

2

Hachiko

1

faithful dog

1

Akita prefecture (Tōhoku area)

1

(getting a) perfect score; scoring 100; grading students on a scale of one hundred; doing perfectly (in a test); leaving nothing to be desired

1

sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)

1

to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound

1

-less; lacking; non-existing

1

clear; pure; noble

1

peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade

1

angel

1

valley

1

to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard

1

to wither (esp. plants as winter draws near); to fade; to shrivel; to pass one's prime; to start deteriorating; to begin to decline

1

head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)

1

pilgrim's song; pilgrim's hymn; song in praise of the Buddha

1

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

2

to be able to see

1

Japanese person; Japanese people

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