jpdb beta

foot of a mountain; base of a mountain

2

to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into

2

muddy place; mud; mire; sludge; slush; quagmire

1

damp ground; wetland; bog; marsh

1

groundwater; underground water

2

sinking; subsidence

1

farming

1

side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)

3

mulberry field; mulberry plantation

4

the four seasons

1

thatching a roof (with grass); thatched roof

3

peephole (e.g. in a door); observation window; viewing window

1

brushwood fence

6

wet nurse; nursing mother

10

estate; homestead; house and land (it stands on); messuage

2

to invite in; to usher in

1

day and night; around the clock

1

broiled eel served over rice in a lacquered box

1

life circumstances; lifestyle; (family) finances

1

we

1

texture; space between threads (i.e. in cloth)

1

flattery; compliment

1

master; expert; Meijin (professional title); Meijin (highest title for male players in competitive karuta)

2

(means of) raising money

2

side job (outside of one's main employment); side gig; homeworking; simple job carried out at home; (secretly) working on something unrelated to the class (or conference, etc.) one is attending

1

young master; son of a high-ranking person

7

mischief; (child's) prank; (extramarital) affair

1

manners; behavior; behaviour

1

(another's) child; child; kid

1

frog

2

how many; how old

1

to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with

1

scolding; reprimand; lecture

1

grayish blue; greyish blue

1

homecoming; return to one's home

1

harm; evil; poison; blight; harmful influence

1

discord; (on) bad terms (with)

1

thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp

2

shameless; shameless person

1

well-bred; of good upbringing

2

to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry

1

heaven and earth; top and bottom

1

to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch

3

dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour

2

secret orders

1

use of force

1

long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for

1

to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)

2

grinning; smirking

1

suitor (e.g. for a woman); wooer

1