jpdb beta

image; idol; statue

1

to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)

1

(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely

3

to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk

1

to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)

2

all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny

1

delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle

1

revelation; outpouring

1

standing for; advocating; championing; professing (to be)

1

hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

1

self-sufficiency; self-satisfaction

1

flexible; lithe; soft; pliable

3

brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)

6

essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic

3

odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling

1

casting; cast-metal object

1

nowhere

2

junior high school student; middle school pupil

1

kern; Kahn

1

to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed

1

to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender

2

to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)

2

to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with

1

distant

1

to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)

1

reaction; response

1

outside world; physical world

1

next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)

2

exceedingly; extremely; exceptionally; unexpectedly

1

dull or blunt sword

1

silk thread

2

to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided

1

twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days

1

or; either ... or ...

1

literary (and the arts) column

1

Mond

1

consumer; ordinary citizen; stakeholder; person who lives on (e.g. situation, income, place)

1

summer season

2

essays; miscellaneous writings; literary jottings

2

among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)

1

wide; extensive; comprehensive; far-reaching; widespread

1

Chinese poem; Chinese poetry

1

short (e.g. story, film)

1

Souseki

3

person of letters; literary person

1

look; glance; stone (in the game of go)

2

to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut

1

other people's affairs; somebody else's problem

1

last month; previous month

1

number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.

3