jpdb beta

enquiry; inquiry

1

pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love

1

tea utensils; container for powdered green tea (tea ceremony)

1

to be square; to be angular; to be formal; to be stiff; to be strict

1

census-taking; examining family registers

1

to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do

1

insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness

2

ruin; destruction; fall

1

public affairs; the court; the shogun; the shogunate

1

suspension of rations or payments

1

country samurai

3

concealment (of one's vices); veil; cover; overturning; toppling

1

to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)

1

as one of

1

to attempt; to test; to try out

1

(entrance) examination hell

2

one's future course

2

load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility

1

to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing

1

annual (plant); first-year student

1

a question from the emperor

1

examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test

5

immediately; at once; instantly

1

Ansei era (1854.11.27-1860.3.18)

1

major earthquake; large earthquake

1

frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise

1

five most important temples of a region

1

catfish (esp. the Amur catfish, Silurus asotus); (arch.) earthquake

1

extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness

2

catfish (esp. the Amur catfish, Silurus asotus); (arch.) earthquake

1

sailing; marching; going out; dispatch

1

the 36 (ancient Chinese military) strategies (of which the last resort was said to be beating a retreat)

1

bamboo grove

2

if it's the case

1

no!; no no!; no, not at all

1

retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking

1

to be unequal to the burden (job); to be too heavy a load for

1

failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade

3

low intelligence; low IQ; feeble-mindedness; unintelligent person; person with a low IQ

6

to have a pulse; to be alive; to have a chance; to be not altogether hopeless

1

explosion; rupture; break off

1

arrow; wedge; chock

1

gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish

1

reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising

2

happy; auspicious; propitious; naive

1

when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives

1

mahjong; mah-jongg

3

horse racing

2

great poverty

2

flattery

1