jpdb beta

the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times

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otaku; geek; nerd; enthusiast

3

branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family

1

challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity

1

heir; legitimate child

1

gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam

1

distinguished family; good family; great master; expert; Meika; kuge family class ranking above Hanke and below Urinke

1

party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow

1

successfully; nicely; (yummy) food; yum-yum

1

to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up

2

to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)

1

comparison; something worthy of comparison

1

before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand

1

(feeling of) tightness in the chest

1

to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture

1

to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)

1

to stand aside; to step to the side; to move aside

1

to go downhill; to go down a slope

1

to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge; to fish

2

to classify; to sort out; to sift through

1

refreshing; clear

1

roof tile; tiled roof; objects crowded together (e.g. houses)

1

diligent; absorbed (in something)

1

to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)

1

separate building; outbuilding; outhouse

1

to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)

1

near relative

1

to open the door

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to lay out (a futon); to make (bed); to spread out; to postpone; to extend

2

ointment; salve

5

kneeling

1

bleaching; soaking; bleached cotton (esp. wrapped around the torso); doxxing; doxing; public humiliation (Edo-period punishment)

1

paper; note; document; bill

2

half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer

1

chirp; cheep

2

to fade; to become dim

2

to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up

1

your husband; her husband

1

helping a long-term employee to establish a branch of the same shop

1

to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish

1

not understanding; not knowing

1

with shoes on; rudely; thoughtlessly

1

carefree; relaxed; comfortable; at one's ease

1

to work assiduously; to give one's all; to make the utmost effort; (lit.) to make (grind) one's body into dust

1

rain or shine

2

to jostle; to crowd; to haggle

1

spilling; spill; leavings; leftovers

1

to settle down

1

to increase in value; to gain prestige

1

worn-out; run-down; beat-up; shabby; dilapidated

1