jpdb beta

to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy

4

to repeat; to do something over again

1

to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for

1

neat and clean; tidy; trim

2

eight; 8

1

tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)

1

corner; nook; recess; downstage right (on a noh stage)

2

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

1

one thin flat object; one sheet

3

religious oath in writing; written vow to the gods

2

axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem

2

to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

1

desk

3

in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)

4

plants which flower in autumn (fall)

2

to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious

1

youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy

9

public discussion; public criticism; controversy

1

gossipy; abusive; critical; jabbering

1

stumbling; failure; misstep; setback

1

to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)

7

(geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha

5

Shin Buddhism

3

debauchery

1

another sect

1

you; people

1

to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge

2

excuse; pretext

2

time; season; period; phase; stage

1

behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing

2

suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange

4

defense; defence; pleading; advocacy

1

area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances

2

to cause someone to worry

1

to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped

2

lady; gentleman; person

1

head

1

silently; in silence

3

reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...

2

to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)

3

later on; eventually; afterwards

2

fall; decline; string apron; ornamental cords hanging from the front of a sumo wrestler's belt; food offering to the gods; leftovers

1

running errands; going on errands; (transaction of) business; going about one's business; doing one's business (i.e. at the toilet); going to the washroom

2

I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)

1

good feeling

1

cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing

7

care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown

1

weed

1

to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up

1

here I am; I'm home!

1