jpdb beta

youth; young man

1

swordsman; swordswoman; fencer

5

simple and clear; plain and simple

1

beautiful woman

1

to get a reputation as a philanderer

1

act of mercy; helping another person

1

opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency

1

to slander; to libel; to criticize; to criticise

1

to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink

1

measured amount (esp. of medicine); dosing; manner of seasoning; making adjustments based on experience; doing something by feel

1

to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)

1

matchmaker; go-between; intermediary; middleman

7

in the city

1

white heat; incandescence; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax

1

discussion; argument; debate

1

old clothes; secondhand clothing

3

loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending

2

to trade in (commercial goods); to deal in; to sell

1

merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper

1

entering (the marketplace); introducing (something) to the market; access; visiting a high-class or noble individual

1

making (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made; buying new; new tune; new melody; new composition

1

common people; ordinary people; masses

1

bridal costume; wedding dress

1

white kimono

1

doctor; physician

5

chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople

2

having a medical examination; seeing a doctor

1

to have learning; to be educated

1

(the condition of) one's health

1

being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about

1

searching for a marriage partner; marriage hunting; activities leading to marriage (e.g. dating, courtship)

1

data bank

1

one's remaining years; the rest of one's life

1

old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly

1

rural district; farming area

1

coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway

1

the whole enormous extent of Edo; from one side of Edo to the other

1

both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)

2

formal marriage interview; marriage meeting

1

grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL

2

counter for temples

1

memorial service; prayers for the repose of the soul; transfer of merit

1

house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building

1

(Edo-period) roadside teahouse where one would go to relax (in comparison with a restaurant style teahouse and teahouse offering sexual services); tea stall

1

to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do

1

focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; point of view; viewpoint

1

to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx

2

literary talent

1

to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match

1

continuing from beginning to end; continuous run; appetizer; starter; performance of an entire play

1