jpdb beta

to gather (of people); to assemble; to hang out; to assemble (of troops); to be stationed; to be quartered

2

each; respectively; individually; separately

6

illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.); picture

2

group; flock; crowd; wide expanse (of flowers)

3

doubling; double

1

Nara (city, prefecture)

25

variation

10

summary; digest

6

fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent

9

nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband

16

bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)

9

three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)

10

to bear fruit

1

third; no. three

4

third son; Occella iburia (species of poacher)

18

clever; intelligent; bright; well-behaved (esp. of children and pets); obedient; good

2

edged tool; cutting instrument; knife

22

to hand (over); to deliver in person

1

branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways

1

to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)

1

to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword

1

in the belly; in one's heart of hearts

6

to speak; to hear a voice

7

meeting again; reunion

1

completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened

2

conveying (an intention, meaning, etc.); communicating; (verbal) message; word (from someone); tradition; folklore

1

version

1

genuine; authentic; true; real

2

implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment

2

what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much

3

throughout Japan

3

treasure; treasured item; prized possession

4

test; trial; ordeal; tribulation

4

to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to

2

to be greedy; to covet

1

(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention

1

eldest child; oldest child; first child; eldest son; oldest son

2

course; route; path; process; stages

4

foreign country

8

leather boots; rubber boots; wellingtons; wellies; long boots; high boots

1

The Three Little Pigs (fable)

1

protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)

3

vagrancy; wandering; nomadism

1

noble birth

1

wandering (e.g. bird, exile, lifestyle); wandering alone in a strange country

1

different kind (species, variety); heterologous; heterogenous

1

marriage; matrimony

1

youngest child

3

ancient times; distant past; antiquity

12

continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe

1