jpdb beta

submersion; inundation; being flooded

1

kayōkyoku; form of Japanese popular music that developed during the Showa era; (Western) pop song

1

hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)

1

to tie up; to bind; to tuck up (clothes, etc.)

1

(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway

1

landowner; landlord; landlady

2

comparison; something worthy of comparison

1

moderate; proper; just right

1

to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known

1

(formal) shirt; dress shirt; business shirt; button-up shirt

2

suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy

1

I appreciate your efforts

1

rush mat; matting; mat

1

to change (lower-body clothing: shoes, pants, skirt, etc.); to put on (the wrong shoes)

1

contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation

1

smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed

1

sewing machine

1

(Japanese-style) living room

4

helper; assistant; help; assistance

2

cake served with tea; teacake

1

dressing oneself (e.g. to go out); outfitting oneself

1

but; however; provided that

1

aunt

8

mourning clothes; mourning attire; mourning dress

1

everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress

1

telegram

1

day before yesterday

1

all-night vigil over a body; wake

2

crematory; crematorium

1

maid; helper; help; assistance

1

relative; relation; kin

7

great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique

3

matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)

5

Tadao

1

auntie; older woman

1

nothing but; none other than

1

burning incense (before an altar, esp. in memory of the dead); offering incense

1

to put back in a good mood; to cheer up

1

association; union; guild; labor union; labour union; trade union

10

cruel; hard-hearted; harsh; unkind

4

incense

1

seniority; precedence; upper seat

1

to maintain one's honor as a man; to save face (as a man); to have one's honor upheld

1

to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede

1

agriculture; farming

3

executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements

1

to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award

2

black rim; black edge

1

to try and judge a person's feelings (from their expression)

2

white tabi

1