jpdb beta

top hat; high hat; silk hat; topper

2

eleven o'clock

2

equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)

5

fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent

1

high-status Shinto shrine with connection to imperial family; imperial Shinto shrine

1

step in a Japanese entranceway

1

sound of many footsteps

1

ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power

1

each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn

2

carpet; rug; runner

4

plain wood; unfinished woodwork

2

coffered ceiling

2

crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)

2

pair (esp. of folding screens)

1

folding screen covered with gold leaf

5

assistance; aid; support

1

trouble; bother; annoyance

5

end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)

1

key; lock; key (to a problem); clue

1

matchmaker; go-between

4

to add (to); to add on; to append

2

something; some kind of; for some reason

1

to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess

1

important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination

1

anything and everything; just about everything

1

anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone

2

arched bridge

1

all present; all concerned; all of us

1

oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally

1

to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as

1

carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness

1

bride

1

to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)

1

tub; washbasin; washbowl

2

all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy

1

to put on heavy makeup; to powder heavily; to paint thickly; to paint beautifully

1

ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck

1

cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible

2

temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle

1

taking a seat

1

to face; to confront; to be opposite to

2

bride and groom

1

platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala

1

in a row; in a line

2

two ways (e.g. of interpreting a word); two kinds; two types

1

drum

6

silent

2

another's eyes; other people's eyes; casual observer

1

to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of

1

hard to do

1