jpdb beta

passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing

1

love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland

18

thank you

1

(train) station attendant; station employee; station staff

1

unmanned train station

1

older brother; elder brother

11

return; welcome home

1

quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty

11

big; large; great

1

with the exception of; excepting; excluding

1

to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out

1

farming; agriculture; cultivation

1

a long time (since the last time); it's been a while (since I last saw, mailed, etc., you)

1

to meet; to greet

1

slight; dim; faint

1

somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why

2

married woman; another's wife

1

flattery; compliment

1

messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things

1

greatly; very much; thanks a lot

1

thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support

1

marketing

1

wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do

1

very busy (person or thing)

1

kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes

1

Hisako

2

aunt; old lady; ma'am

2

Kiichi

5

engagement gift; (ceremonial) exchange of engagement gifts

4

lamp chimney

1

long time; long interval; for quite some time

1

indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)

1

to be called ...; to be referred to as ...

1

wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue

1

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

2

chanko; fish, meat, and vegetable stew traditionally served to wrestlers

1

baby; infant

1

pregnancy; conception; gestation

3

far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention

2

a little; paltry; piddling; stud; chad

1

progress; development

1

we; us; I; me

1

to continue to do; to persist in doing

1

sauce; Worcestershire sauce

1

style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)

1

corporate body; corporation; (legal) person; (juridical) person

1

to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)

1

revitalization of a village; village renewal (project)

2

turn

4

bearded face; unshaven face; hairy face

1