jpdb beta

poetry; versification

2

(giving) instruction (esp. in the secrets of an art, discipline, etc.); initiation; teaching; passing on; imparting

1

hiding place; refuge

1

resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)

2

control; management (e.g. of a business)

2

heroine

1

definite; sure

1

ruffian; villain; scoundrel

1

influence (on someone); inspiration

2

former lord

1

backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back

1

thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

4

to act as a mediator; to serve as a mediator; to act as an intermediary; to be a go-between

1

to honor; to honour; to respect; to esteem; to prize

1

woman who has divorced and moved back to her parents; moving back to one's parents after getting divorced; leaving and then returning (to a company, etc. one has previously left); leaving from and returning to the same port (of a ship)

1

needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer

6

feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear

2

young person; young people; youth; young employee; young manservant; young follower

1

red light district

3

one leaf (of a book bound in Japanese style); one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. a gun, scissors, spade, hoe, inkstick, palanquin, candle, jinrikisha, shamisen, oar); one chō (unit of distance, approx. 109.09 m); one game; one task

3

to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry

2

with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly

1

left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable

1

well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case

7

in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)

1

townsfolk; resident (of a town); merchant

1

rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent

1

weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance

1

eminent; prominent; distinguished; ringing (of metal); resonant (of a musical instrument)

1

celebrity; personage

1

though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless

2

social life; social intercourse

2

little child

3

to spread; to be propagated

3

to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind

3

preconception; prejudice

1

to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer

1

ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap

1

to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints

1

main street (as opposed to a side street); high street

1

cowardly; timid; easily frightened

2

stubble (after shaving)

1

vividly green; lush green; fresh and green; verdant; deep blue

1

to come; to go; to participate; to perform Zen meditation

1

to go out and away; to leave

4

bamboo dealer; person selling bamboo or articles made of bamboo; house made of bamboo

5

to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with

3

tooth blackening; tooth-blackening dye

1

kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)

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clearly (standing out); distinctly; sharply; boldly; in sharp relief

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