jpdb beta

name of store; trade name (esp. of a sole proprietorship); stage name (e.g. of actor)

1

official bulletin board (esp. Edo period); highest bid; highest tender; your letter

1

imagination; supposition; guess

28

foster child; adopted animal (e.g. pet)

1

Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)

18

to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to

5

a few years ago; some years back

3

all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly

4

being in; being at home

1

old friend; old pal

4

visit; call

2

old; olden

1

to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in

2

to reclaim; to fill up

1

registry office

1

growing wild (naturally); native

1

ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet

10

luxuriant growth; rankness (of weeds)

1

picking; collecting; harvesting

1

neck; head; dismissal; discharge

16

to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out

5

Tottori (city, prefecture)

1

in case of; at that time; at this time

2

to visit; (arch.) (original meaning) to make a noise

1

short way; shortcut

1

to choose; to select

11

from now on; hereafter

5

ancient people

2

Edo period (1603-1868)

5

scholar of (ancient) Japanese literature and culture

2

novelist; fiction writer

8

Ueda Akinari (1734.7.25-1809.8.8)

2

travel writing; travel piece; traveller's journal; traveler's journal

2

to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up

1

another (person); the other person; one more (person)

11

journal of one's travels

3

alone; by oneself; on one's own

18

Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)

2

Island; insula; island; islet

13

management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting

3

local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (middle ages); acting administrator

1

in detail; with great care; completely; fully

2

islander

2

to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by

4

being outstanding; excelling; being foremost

1

house for rent; rented house; renting a house

5

detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of

2

playground

2

manuscript (book); written copy of a book; codex; transcription; copying

3

to etch into one's mind; to remember well

1