jpdb beta

four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips

2

Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray

1

flare skirt; flared skirt

1

to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)

1

ventilation; communication (within an organisation); openness

1

indomitably; undauntedly; resolutely; determinedly

1

classical

1

gorgeous; sumptuous; extravagant; luxurious

1

to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch

1

men's things; menswear; men's wear; men's; for men

1

wig; hairpiece; toupee

1

late at night; small hours of the morning

2

in the morning; during the morning

1

Hamamatsu (city)

1

introductory remarks

1

slow; late; too late

4

congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!

2

congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present

4

announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known

1

words of thanks; words of gratitude; acknowledgements; apology

2

bitterness; bitter taste

1

to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to

2

one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage

1

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...

2

rising; exacerbated; exasperated; accelerated; aggravated

1

learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics

3

to be mixed up with; to have a connection with (a troublesome matter); to be a stickler about; to be finicky about (some triviality); to take part (in some work); to hang about

1

to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)

2

to speak; to say; to vocalize

1

Kantō (region comprising Tokyo and surrounding prefectures); Kantō (eastern half of Japan; during the feudal era)

2

direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter

1

to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)

8

to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)

1

to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)

2

derailment; digression; deviation

1

to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute

1

outside the country; abroad

1

to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate

1

sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)

1

god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder

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to subsist; to keep on living

1

religious; spiritual

1

expulsion movement; boycott

1

what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called

1

different kind; another sort; separate item; separate account (e.g. bank account)

1

North America

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east coast

1

to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around

4

sympathizer; sympathiser; fellow traveler; fellow traveller

1

root; origin; source; Ōmoto (religion)

2