jpdb beta

verbal promise; one's word

1

honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest

1

momentous (crucial) decision

2

without

1

to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through

1

to turn misfortune into fortune (esp. through one's own efforts); to turn the potential disaster to one's advantage

1

locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors

1

late at night; at a late hour

3

to make a living

1

Siamese cat

2

everywhere; everywhere one goes; wherever one goes

2

above; more than

1

to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)

1

fortune and misfortune are intertwined; fortune and misfortune come by turns; good luck and bad luck alternate (like the strands of a rope); good and bad fortune are next-door neighbours

1

the two views (of an object) referring to the same thing; being inseparable like the two sides of an object; two sides of the same coin

1

to intertwine; to twist together

1

alternately; by turns

2

direct unforked road; straight path

1

Lili; Lilli; Lily; Riri

65

to be plump; to be chubby

1

Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō

10

married person

1

ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing

1

to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one

2

fork; junction; diverging point; turning point (e.g. in one's life); crossroads

1

door between the rooms

3

day (as in holiday); daytime

49

hasty; impatient; restless; rash

3

(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies

4

paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight

1

especially; particularly; above all; portioning out (servings of food)

1

rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous

2

acceptance; reception

1

to pay a tax

2

family register; census

1

payment of taxes

1

government office; public office

1

permanent residence

1

singularity; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; specificity

1

interlude (in traditional Japanese music); chanting or clapping along (during a song or dance); interjection

1

to draw the line; to set a boundary; to make a clear distinction

2

to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity

1

to be crazy; to be mad; to have a screw loose

1

to beat someone at their own game; to outdo someone in their specialty

1

heedless of danger; braving dangers

1

I don't know; I don't understand

1

indifference; lack of enthusiasm; inattentiveness

1

to get dark after sunset; to turn to dusk; to decline (after a peak); to wane; to be lost in thought; to be in a pensive mood

1

to begrudge doing; to find bothersome

1

to lose one's way; to get lost

1