jpdb beta

quill; quill pen

1

heron (Ardeidae)

5

to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range

1

lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid

1

such; this sort of; like this

4

so; like this; in this way

2

near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides

2

to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)

2

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

1

to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on

1

lack of self-reliance; depending on others

1

jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up

1

spirits of war dead; person of great ability; soul of a talented person

1

to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)

1

family; members of a family

3

somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

4

preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)

1

mochi; (sticky) rice cake

2

pounding mochi

3

shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")

2

because of; owing to; due to

1

how many times?

2

one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission

1

to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

2

beyond this point; from now on; after this

1

to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)

3

chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)

1

this year

1

news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter

1

coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate

1

bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone

1

woman's heart; female instincts or psychology

1

to entrust; to leave to a person

3

New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January

1

New Year's pine decorations

1

to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon

1

Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned

1

year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

1

(a) little; somewhat; somehow

2

good (place to leave off); convenient

1

New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)

1

middle-aged man; uncle

1

you; dear; honey

1

invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain

1

greeting; a fine thing to say

1

grandmother

1

form; shape; figure; visage

1

to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen

1

certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons

1

as a child; when one was a child

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