jpdb beta

reply; answer; response

2

to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel

1

by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means

2

this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type

6

citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)

2

to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict

1

illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault

4

hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff

17

tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable

16

incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive

1

pivot foot; emphasis; priority; focus

1

lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring

3

to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive

1

(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to

2

to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards

3

to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp

4

one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand

3

carpenter

1

mystery; wonder

1

command; direction

4

to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)

18

I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said

1

face; looks

1

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

2

god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder

4

rice field

5

Saeki

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Tanzenburo (famous early Edo period bathhouse)

1

Kii (former province located in present-day Wakayama and southern Mie prefectures)

4

country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)

6

shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof

14

speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...

2

popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character

2

public bathhouse; bathhouse proprietor

6

lately; recently; nowadays

6

number one; first; best; most; game; round

4

proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress

2

female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress

11

who; what kind of person

1

(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season

14

bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)

4

daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)

4

chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople

4

to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)

2

top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes

1

to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate

1

ease; relaxation; comfort; unwinding

1

place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)

2

at times; occasionally

2

quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord

1