jpdb beta

life circumstances; lifestyle; (family) finances

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teacher (classroom)

2

mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)

1

ladder form of "high" kanji

1

honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion

1

li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)

1

rather than

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quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like

2

general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate

1

isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

1

beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...

1

bun (hairstyle); chignon; topknot

2

sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)

1

to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from

1

Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)

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to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)

1

to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch

1

warrior; samurai

4

soul; spirit

1

to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign

1

when in Rome, do as the Romans do

1

come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see

1

who

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Sentarou

1

Gonzaburou

1

Kikuchi

1

word; language; speech

3

door (Western-style, car, etc.)

2

sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading

2

in the mountains; within the grounds of a temple

2

Rokusaburou

2

money-exchange business

3

a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago

1

(the privilege to have) an audience (with one's lord, a dignitary, etc.); interview (with one's superior); one's debut (first) appearance; debut (of a new product, work of art, actor, etc.); trial service (of a servant)

1

not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned

1

merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper

3

important; having a high status; having standing; exalted; of high station

1

friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement

1

to have a talk; to tell a story

1

what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement

1

now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

1

Belgium

3

mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)

1

(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience

1

iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast

3

cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet

1

reason; cause; circumstances

1

on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture

1

certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons

1

to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke

1