jpdb beta

security; stability; safety; peace

1

undeserved honor (honour); too great an honour

1

be; is

1

salute; bow

1

being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image

1

dirty; vulgar; nasty; offensive; disgusting

1

to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)

1

foot of a rock; large rock, most of which is buried

1

to smile (at); to grin (at)

1

danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety

1

shamelessly; brazenly

1

to leave behind

2

training (animals); breaking (animals)

1

back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary

2

red-blossomed plum tree; red Japanese apricot

1

light pink; light crimson

2

neat and clean; tidy; trim

1

Kashima

2

part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden

1

early spring

4

sense of anticipation; feeling of expectation; feeling of hope

2

early in the morning

1

han (estate of a daimyo in the Edo and early Meiji periods); feudal domain; fief; province

4

(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities

3

quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money

1

small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks

7

char (esp. the Japanese char, Salvelinus pluvius); charr

1

house; family

1

desire to tease; desire to cause mischief

2

matter of concern; matter of interest

1

fiancé; fiancée

3

married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; set of two (one large, one small); pair (for husband and wife); his and hers (e.g. teacups)

2

hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence

1

ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for

1

festivities; celebration; wedding; marriage ceremony

1

fixed date; appointed day

1

half asleep and half awake; trance; dream and reality

2

tonight; this evening

2

surely; certainly; no doubt; must

3

to become red; to redden; to blush

1

to be completely satisfied; to be completely contented

2

earthly paradise; Shangri-la

1

in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for

1

Muromachi period (1336-1573)

1

battlefield; battleground

2

useful; helpful

1

country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competition in which there are several evenly matched participants; hotly contested game (match, market, etc.)

3

(imperial) reign; period

2

existing; living; extant

1

poor; low-grade; load; pack; packhorse

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