jpdb beta

older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)

2

to stay overnight; to stop (e.g. at a hotel)

1

poor (quality, conditions, etc.); bad; inferior; poor-quality

1

junior high school student; middle school pupil

1

ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony

1

private (establishment)

1

junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school

1

state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances

1

instability; insecurity; crankiness

1

being highly educated, having a high salary and being tall; (lit.) three highs; high-valued yen, high stock prices and high land prices (usu. in reference to Japan's "bubble era")

1

week before last

1

something like ...; something called ...

1

turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)

1

residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion

1

division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot

2

Western style

1

samurai residence

1

manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)

2

Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze

2

construction; architecture (of buildings)

2

wooden flooring

1

remodeling; remodelling; reconstruction; modding

1

to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of

1

to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down

1

to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold

2

Reira; Leila

6

courteous; decorous; polite

1

wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman; (arch.) consort (of the emperor) of the third rank (ritsuryō system)

1

reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight

2

zero; nought

2

straight line; beeline

1

to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)

2

nickname

1

customary; conventional; traditional; usual

1

person's name

1

pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix

1

abbreviation; abbreviated style

1

false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym

1

second daughter

1

lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass

1

older sister; elder sister

1

tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet

1

(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life

1

lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)

1

strong interaction; strong force

1

a little late; somewhat late; latish; a little slow; somewhat slow

1

Kanazawa (city in Ishikawa)

10

colonel; (navy) captain

6

cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance

2

unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain

1