jpdb beta

to pamper; to spoil

1

hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)

14

once again; yet again; (there you go) again

1

hawk; falcon

7

smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious

1

fresh

1

deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid

1

if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything

1

mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice

1

mallet; pestle; pounder

1

fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale

2

association; socializing; socialising; fellowship

1

spark

1

since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while

1

so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?

1

untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative

2

relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly

1

way of calling (something or someone)

1

middle-aged man; uncle

1

to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after

1

which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...

1

another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally

1

feeling of a house or a room

1

elbow

1

to poke; to push

2

to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)

1

grain-producing region

1

wet-land rice

1

kaoliang; variety of sorghum, esp. used in making spirits

2

wheat; barley; oat (oats)

1

mountain district

1

area under direct control (of the shogun)

1

to play a leading role; to play a central part

1

area; region; district; locality

1

Washington (state)

1

state (of the US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. of Canada); continent; province (of Japan); province (of ancient China); prefecture

2

youth; young man

1

what is it?

1

straight line; beeline

1

country name

1

founder; originator; pioneer

2

military man; warrior; soldier

3

barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty

1

size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months

1

to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with

1

to call (someone) to come; to call for; to summon; to always call (someone by a name); to become used to calling

1

leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing

1

with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply

2

thump; clang; clank

1

while moving; on the move

1