jpdb beta

devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment

1

paper-thin (difference)

1

to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations

1

to smile

1

inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

1

being raised in the mountains; person raised in the mountains

1

instinct

1

to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish

2

giant; woodsman; alpinist

1

idiot; dummy; joker; fool; trickster

1

soot on the bottom of a pot or pan

2

to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine

1

chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople

2

to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)

3

small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive

1

rice ball

1

charm; amulet

2

flint; firestone

1

toothpick; skewer for eating moist wagashi (steel, bamboo, etc.)

1

toothpick

1

the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result

1

to save; to leave over; to spare

2

striped pattern

2

one's last moments; hour of death

1

to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate

3

to ambush

1

all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly

2

to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon

2

hairpin

2

to obtain; to procure

1

change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)

1

to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

1

man's appearance; man's behaviour; someone disguised as a man

1

white silk

4

variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; 300 tsubo (991.74 meters square, 0.24506 acres); six ken (10.91 m)

1

one-tenth hectare

3

to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)

1

New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January

5

clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion

4

clothing; garment; dress

1

to dress up

1

light purple

2

early spring; beginning of spring; first month of the lunar calendar

2

lining; land that does not adjoin to public or private roads

2

lined kimono

1

joint together; opposite; facing

1

shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext

1

thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound

1

older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am

13

headband

4