jpdb beta

in the city

1

moat; fosse; canal; ditch

1

skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme

1

to beat time; to mark time

1

at the mercy of (e.g. wind, waves); (act) as one is told (by)

1

ability; skill; facility

2

handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)

1

to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve

2

oilcloth

2

multi-tiered food box

1

running water; stream

1

to fall asleep

1

quiet; still; surreptitious

1

with the exception of; excepting; excluding

2

person of letters; literary person

1

white

2

primness; prim person; clear soup; water for rinsing sake cups (at a banquet, etc.)

1

moonlit night

4

downtown

1

corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)

5

zenith; divine will; providence

2

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

the Moon

4

certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly

3

to be unable to endure; to be unable to stand (something); to lose patience

1

edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication

1

to be perturbed; to be agitated

1

to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one

1

praise; glorification; extolment

1

wave; ups and downs

3

sparkling waves; waves sparkling in the moonlight or with the light of the rising (setting) sun

1

to one's heart's content

1

to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to

5

lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate

5

what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on

2

towns and villages

1

moderate; proper; just right

3

lenient; gentle

1

shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear

2

Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty

9

(acting as an) intermediate; mediation; employment office (Edo period)

1

shoal; wide shallow beach

2

change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality

2

to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)

2

zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)

2

food packed in nest of lacquered boxes

1

food and (alcoholic) drinks; food eaten with an alcoholic drink; accompaniment to a drink

1

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

2

(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest

3

brazier; hibachi

1