jpdb beta

husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law

1

polite; courteous; hospitable

1

cause of death

1

earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)

1

down; below; downward

1

as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still

2

borrower; debtor; tenant

1

everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular

4

district; section; sector

2

library; book collection; paperback book

2

bizarre; strange; weird; grotesque

1

detective story

3

masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner

1

selection; choice; choosing; picking; election

1

Hisao Juuran (1902.4.6-1957.10.6)

6

lake shore

5

literature

1

anthology

1

gloomy; obscure

1

being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering

1

guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy

1

to make a lasting impression

1

being startled; getting a shock

1

lake

2

to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)

1

surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)

1

Juuran

1

not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means

1

rereading; reading again; reading a single kanji twice (with different pronunciations) in kanbun

1

ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly

2

obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse

1

pride

1

peerage (in Japan; 1868-1946); nobility; aristocracy

1

light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)

3

to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter

1

by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally

1

to be twisted; to be wrapped; to be distorted

1

to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark

1

overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed

1

high-handed; overbearing

1

to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)

1

before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end

5

adultery; misconduct; intrigue; criminal connection

1

detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered

1

mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both

2

pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability

1

accessible; approachable; easy to approach

1

to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice

1

whole book (volume); complete episode

1

erotic

2