jpdb beta

to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need

1

please (give me); please (do for me)

3

to serve; to work for; to attend

2

wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)

1

to give one's heart to; to fall in love; to turn one's mind towards; to think of

1

-like; sort of; similar to; resembling

1

that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?

1

to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry

1

huh?; what's up?

1

again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and

2

cloistered emperor; ex-emperor who has become a monk

19

to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)

2

yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?

2

last summer; summer of last year

1

lady; nobleman's wife

2

Shigeko

2

to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)

1

lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate

2

that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...

2

Oh well; yeah; good; OK

1

to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!

4

near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides

1

to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

3

wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to

1

truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic

1

to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out

1

to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become

3

and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...

3

to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding

2

party-internal; within the party

2

(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture

1

to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart

1

to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire

1

to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage

1

to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry

1

have a good day; take care; see you

1

surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid

2

court lady; lady-in-waiting (Heian period); separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady) (Heian period); room for a very low class prostitute; very low class prostitute

2

thereupon; shortly thereafter

2

narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable

1

to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do

11

mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)

1

to comfort; to console; to amuse

1

place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament

1

good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response

1

companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)

1

to do

1

oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)

2

that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family

8

modern style; contemporary style; current fashion; verse form from the Heian and Kamakura periods consisting of 4 lines each divided into two parts of 7 and 5 syllables

2