jpdb beta

to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up

1

tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)

1

to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down

1

proud; haughty; arrogant

1

grassy field; grassland; meadow

1

to be deceived by a fox

1

upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere

1

reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of

1

important; significant; precious; valuable; careful

3

bureau director; office chief

2

Kondō

12

bravery; courage; heroism

5

genuine article; real thing; real deal

1

to stand up straight; to stick up (e.g. of hair); to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand (doing nothing); to stand around

1

to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)

1

intimidating enough to quieten a crying child

1

fortitude; firmness of character; sturdiness; inner strength; hardihood

2

for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)

1

trivial; not amounting to much

1

once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time

1

mutual enemies

1

meeting again; reunion

1

now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again

1

spiral; helix; screw

1

you

4

manly; masculine; like a man

3

breaking the front line; frontal breakthrough

1

loyalty; loyal (faithful) service

1

to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to

1

cheerful; lively; lighthearted

1

dash and go; pushing forward

1

broadminded

1

virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit

1

quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana (means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge; in Indian philosophy)

1

tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous

1

eight faces; all sides

1

clear; translucent; brilliant; sweetly ringing (as the tinklings of jade)

1

tenacity; indomitableness; dauntlessness; inflexibility

1

gentle but firm

1

enterprising and daring; boldly forward-looking

1

on bad terms; at loggerheads

2

close; intimate; on good terms

1

troublesome (person, task, etc.); difficult; suffering; hardship; trouble

1

autumn; fall

1

winter

5

feeling of loneliness; feeling of desolation

1

to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly

1

summer

1

(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad

5

measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion

1