jpdb beta

kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)

1

to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check

1

perilous pass (on a route or journey); rough spot

1

well

5

to cross a river

2

sign; indication

2

volume of water (in a river, pond, flood, etc.)

1

moment by moment; hour by hour

1

valley

5

stopping one night

1

careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent

1

famous; fame

2

pool (in river)

2

Inagawa

1

armory; armoury

1

husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law

4

trifle; insignificant thing; (only) this much

1

to increase; to grow

1

epilepsy; epileptic fit

4

how; in what way

1

trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering

2

strange disease; rare disease

3

heredity; (genetic) inheritance

1

illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane

4

to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear

2

eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building

1

politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure

1

family name; lineage; birth; clan

1

vanguard; advance guard

1

Sasaki

1

to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest

2

cowardly; timid; easily frightened

2

companion; follower; attendant; retinue

2

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

2

no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook

3

western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki); western nations (esp. India or Europe); thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara); pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon

1

disgrace; discredit; dishonor; dishonour; blot; shame

1

riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit

1

thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)

2

straw raincoat

2

conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap

1

to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss

1

bit (mouthpiece)

2

shape; form

1

mutation; change; transition

1

deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)

1

rim; brim; edge; brink

1

depth; shade (of color, colour)

1

crossing a river

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laborer (labourer); construction worker; coolie

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