jpdb beta

lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine

2

mane (of a horse, lion, etc.)

1

(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague

1

standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal

1

to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)

23

to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge

15

tinged with red; reddish

2

money; metal

16

to look into; to peer in

3

good humour (humor); good mood

2

the very thing; itself

6

parent and child

2

be (that) as it may; having said that

1

to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind

1

line

1

to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)

2

inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor

2

to live; to reside; to inhabit

2

space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)

12

adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)

2

later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while

1

part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty

4

to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)

5

if I (we, etc.) could

2

when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days

11

trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)

1

funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable

10

feeling; mood

7

to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct

1

to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind

1

welcome home

1

father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)

1

to correct oneself; to restate

1

corner of the eye

2

to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back

3

head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top

17

there, there

1

mother

12

inheritance; something given or received

1

black hair

4

to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down

5

judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of

1

seven

10

-years-old

20

assure

1

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

4

to make an appearance

2

someone; somebody

7

imperial villa; royal villa; detached palace

3

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)

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