jpdb beta

mediator; go-between; middleman

1

conscientious; scrupulous

1

speaking of ...; as for ...

1

meeting for the first time; first meeting

3

stereotyped; stereotypical; invariable; like clockwork; regular

1

change; money exchange

2

merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper

3

somehow; for some reason (or other)

1

little finger; pinky; little toe

1

to bite off

1

clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor

2

humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners

2

since our last meeting; since we parted

1

change of mind; inconstancy; apostasy

1

lover; sweetheart; mistress

1

to feel comforted; to be in good spirits; to feel better; to trifle with; to fool around with

1

ruffian; scamp; hooligan; out-of-work person; day laborer without a job

3

88 years old; (arch.) rice

2

ambush; interception; counter-attack

1

distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin

1

much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner

3

person to be reckoned with; person of importance; one person; one character; someone

1

several (levels, floors)

1

taikō (esp. Toyotomi Hideyoshi); title for a regent, later for the grand chancellor, also for the father of an Imperial adviser (advisor) who passed the role to his son

1

Ministry of Justice (in Tang-dynasty China)

1

large army

9

to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out

2

to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do

6

eastern coast; east bank

5

bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve

1

to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out

1

paper umbrella; bamboo-and-oiled-paper umbrella

3

handle; grip; stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)

2

approx. 30 cm

1

dagger

1

to be muddy; to be slushy

1

toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.

1

if so; in that case; in that situation

4

to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize

1

fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet

1

to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled

3

putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation

1

to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander

2

to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)

4

young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute

1

kneeling

1

to turn a somersault

1

quagmire; sludge; mud; slush; mire

2

gatepost; pier

1

mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity

1