jpdb beta

3000; three thousand; many

1

forced relocation of a daimyo to a different domain

1

both in name and reality; both in name and substance

1

extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation

2

hometown; birthplace

1

to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.; onto a surface)

1

nostalgia; homesickness

2

hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains

1

horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside

7

acquaintance

3

smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful

1

wisdom; enlightenment; prajñā (one of the three divisions of the noble eightfold path); wisdom

4

-ism (religion)

1

small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow

2

temple (Buddhist); central pillar of a pagoda; kshetra (realm, country); ksetra

1

chief priest of temple

2

rival in (the game of) go

1

it's been a long time; long time no see

1

not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence

1

occasionally; once in a while; now and then

1

about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip

1

crying (of an infant) at night; baby colic

1

soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby

1

improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank

1

return match

1

carefully; with caution

1

killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game

3

crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers

5

I; me

1

friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy

1

priestly teacher; preceptor; monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); priest; second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; master (of one's art, trade, etc.)

1

go parlour; go club

1

ignoring (someone); ostracizing; leaving (someone) out

1

agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation

1

at the same time; concurrently; simultaneously; coinciding (with)

1

still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition

9

beyond; across; the other side; the distance

1

at a glance; by accident

2

elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients

1

mountain village

7

Shingorou

17

often; frequently; now and then; occasionally

1

Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae)

2

roulette-like street gambling; portable tape-recorder (used by reporters)

4

overhear; happened to hear that

1

to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour

3

to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still

1

kawaraban (type of Edo-period single-page newspaper)

4

of late; lately; this part; this point; here

1

doomed (business, trade, etc.); in a bad state; poor

1