jpdb beta

the past; old times; bygone times; days of yore

8

second son

1

suddenly; all at once; rapidly

1

certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me

1

to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to whine; to sing; to chirp

1

reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryō codes)

1

(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant

1

to hit with a club

4

local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

3

to break down crying

1

bundle; pack; bunch

2

sad to say; how sad; alas

1

to write in

1

key to understanding; point (e.g. of an argument)

1

(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification

2

striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; throwing one's weight around; acting as if one owns the place

2

to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of

3

good family; respectable family; decent family

1

flower picking; flower gathering

1

Milan; Millan

2

to arrive home; to return

4

centre of attention; center of attention

1

to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of

2

marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse

2

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

1

to spend one's days in tears; to weep day and night; to live in sorrow

1

naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid; delinquency; misconduct

1

serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce

1

nephew

1

tiny area; tiny surface; (lit.) cat's forehead

1

to chant; to sing; to recite; to write (a poem); to compose

2

to employ (as a retainer); to enlist; to engage

4

foolish talk; idle talk

1

dining table

5

to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to

4

followers; hangers-on

3

the heavens; the skies; celestial sphere; heavenly realm; deva realm

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the earth below; the ground below; this world (as opposed to heaven)

3

otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense

1

to keep one's feet on the ground; to be down to earth

2

non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy

1

obstinate; stubborn; inflexible

2

all; everything

1

burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong

4

raw materials; ingredients

1

to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into

4

gardener

3

boastful story; big talk

1

merely for form's sake

3

glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off

2