jpdb beta

reply; answer; response

1

frosted (glass); matted; disillusionment; letdown

1

box for letters and papers; box used to carry or deliver letters

2

folding into four; quarto

1

notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card

1

old friend; old pal

6

to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard

3

recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest

4

bookcase

2

drawer

1

old master; old teacher; old monk; aged priest

1

regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better

5

to become sick; to fall ill; to be confined to bed

1

to examine (medically); to have a look at; to check (a patient's pulse)

1

after making the rounds; after having passed through many hands; after going through many places; eventually

1

many years

4

to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit

2

to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch

1

to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)

2

rule; custom; tranquility; tranquillity

1

to be contented; to be at ease

2

simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light

2

evening sun; setting sun

1

at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else

1

roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly

1

going east; heading eastward

2

the Snake (sixth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Serpent; hour of the Snake (around 10am, 9-11am, or 10am-12 noon); south-southeast; fourth month of the lunar calendar

1

brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health

2

ceremony honouring the spirits of ancestors (esp. the Bon festival)

1

young greens; young herbs

1

others; other people

4

article; news story; report; account

2

attendance; participation; presence

1

judge (of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office); judicial officer; minister of justice; Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office

1

(making) a round of inspection; patrolling

1

imperial cause; royal cause

1

beater (on a hunt)

1

attendant; attendee

1

it may be because

1

medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic

8

smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword

4

to use one's own judgement; to not be swayed by others; to have confidence in oneself

1

Uji

1

northern mountains; mountains to the north

1

one's former teacher; one's old teacher

2

three branches of Buddhist sutras

1

three people

5

(one's) life

1

branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways

2

large field

3