jpdb beta

pleased to make your acquaintance

1

to get used to hearing

1

be; is

1

to face on; to look out on to

1

to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer

1

Nishimori

16

northern hill

16

among these; between these; of these

1

famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known

1

exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC

1

witness

1

founding a country; opening of a country (e.g. Japan) to the world; ending (a policy of) national seclusion

2

north side; north bank

3

to look around; to take a view of

1

jewel; precious stone; gem

1

despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of

1

brush tip; first on a list; head; chief

2

to stay (at); to stop (at)

1

to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear

1

metabolic

1

mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild

1

timid; faint of heart

1

Hawkes; Hawks

3

in deep black; in jet black

1

virile; tough; masculine; intense

1

(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery

1

old man

1

vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery

1

fixed paper-enclosed lantern; paper-covered wooden stand housing an (oil) lamp

1

the lone woman (e.g. bright flower) in a group

1

appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel

1

to be flexible; to be accommodating

1

stubborn person; bonehead; bullethead; pig-headed person

1

one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path

1

firstborn; first child; eldest child

1

to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious

1

delusion; trick of the imagination

1

to get drunk

1

what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind

1

to believe implicitly; to believe firmly

1

therefore; consequently

1

clearing out people (from room, etc.); ordering people to leave

1

wishes of a deceased person; dying wish

1

admonition; remonstrance; expostulation

1

matte (metallurgical)

1

stealthily; secretly

1

to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of

2

to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen

1

shrewdness; sharpness; astuteness; acumen; tact

1

unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to

1