jpdb beta

leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing

1

upasaka (devout male lay follower of Buddhism)

1

manners; behavior; behaviour

3

origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature

2

(make) a long talk (discourse, lecture)

1

sweet white sake; doburoku (unrefined sake)

1

reason; cause; history; origin

1

to speak; to talk; to argue; to manage; to dispose of; to carry through

1

Kagemasa

1

Huainanzi (ancient Chinese collection of essays)

1

pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says

1

to begin

1

narrator; storyteller; reciter

1

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

2

to show off; to make a display (e.g. of wealth)

1

good feeling

1

it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?

2

surely; certainly

2

to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back

1

(Shinto) shrines and (Buddhist) temples

1

official in charge; person in charge

1

uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan

1

to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree

1

middle and old age

1

to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of

1

travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour

1

enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful

5

to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one

2

tide; current; tendency; trend

1

to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory

1

chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox

2

chairman; moderator; toastmaster; master of ceremonies; chairperson; host (of a TV show, etc.)

1

light and easy; lambent; clever; witty; smart

1

important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)

1

individualism; egoism; selfishness

2

busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety

4

spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal

1

talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)

4

stylistic beauty; beauty of form; beauty derived from refined style; established trope; beloved stock formula (in entertainment); time-honored routine

1

admiration; appreciation; enjoyment; viewing (for pleasure)

1

natural; reasonable; understandable

1

to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate

22

to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in

7

pre-war days; before the war

2

Ministry of Education, Science and Culture (1871-2001)

2

singing; song; music class (at pre-WWII schools); song for music classes

1

second most important provincial shrine; (arch.) second-born imperial prince

1

Kinjirō

2

firewood gathering

1

rope; cord; policeman's rope

1