jpdb beta

medulla; marrow; pith

1

withering; dying

4

to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)

1

ear (of a cereal plant); head; point (of a brush, spear, etc.); tip; crest (of a wave); scion (in grafting)

3

to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with

1

white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb

1

to bear fruit; to ripen

1

August; eighth month of the lunar calendar

1

once more; again

1

September; ninth month of the lunar calendar

1

human intellect; knowledge

1

ignorance; (lack of) enlightenment or civilization (civilisation); unenlightened; uncivilized; uncivilised

2

insect damage

1

natural calamity; disaster

1

fierce god

1

eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine

1

deed; act; work; performance

1

bringing about; cause; provocation

1

to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively

1

to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting

1

god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder

1

to pray; to wish

1

severe famine

1

tens of thousands

4

(death from) starvation; starving to death

2

karuna (compassion)

1

disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident

1

often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently

4

historical fact

1

plain; open field

2

regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to

3

fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute

2

recent past; recent times; early modern period (from the Azuchi-Momoyama period to the end of the Edo period)

1

learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics

1

in history; ever; historical

1

Kaei era (1848.2.28-1854.11.27)

1

phala (attained state, result); enlightenment (as the fruits of one's Buddhist practice); fruit; counter for pieces of fruit

1

nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all

2

farmer; peasant

2

disastrous scene; terrible spectacle

1

to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise

1

inherited; family (heirloom); ancestral

1

migration; immigration

1

Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)

7

first year; early years (of a reign or era)

1

one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor

2

something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman

1

Sano

1

elderly or experienced farmer

1

result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently

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