jpdb beta

senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer

2

since; this person

1

before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them

2

another school; other schools

2

to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander

3

teaching staff; faculty

1

attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning

2

blunder; bungle; gaffe

1

attendance (at school); going to school

1

to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances

2

originally; by nature; from the start

6

number of days (times) one has attended

1

secluding oneself in the mountains; undertaking ascetic practices at a mountain temple; retreat; off-site meeting

1

to be impressed; to greatly admire

1

Meiji Restoration (1868)

1

poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious

1

court noble; nobility; Imperial Court

1

no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than

2

ancestor; forefather; foremother

2

daimyo in the Warring States period

1

whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain

1

distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert

1

every quarter; all sides

1

lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity

1

influence; clout; leverage

1

celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position

1

group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school

3

to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

4

tea party

2

renting a room

2

space (room, area, outer space)

1

charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement

2

strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature

1

impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength

4

nature; natural constitution; innate disposition

3

burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong

3

weak-willed; easily pressured; pushover

1

of good character; kindhearted; good-natured

2

gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase

1

at that time; in those days; at that moment; then

2

smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious

2

letter; missive; note; mail

2

washi; Japanese paper

1

to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat

1

private message

1

today; this day

1

after the end (of something); post-

1

(writing, painting) brush

1

to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch

1

good handwriting; skillful penmanship; speedy writing; vigorous writing

1