jpdb beta

ago; since; before; previous

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always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively

6

tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)

9

scroll (picture)

1

taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix

1

to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend

1

hanging scroll; kakemono; bed covering (quilt, futon, blanket, etc.); sugared sweets

2

Chikamatsu

4

underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret

1

pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)

2

picture painted by oneself; self-portrait

1

self-praise; praising oneself

1

to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)

6

dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)

1

space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings

4

light; faint; pale; fleeting

2

sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string

3

thin or diluted ink

2

uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan

3

rough sketch; rough map

1

haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae

1

to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic

1

lingering heat (in autumn)

2

cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct

7

father

13

(how) many times; (how) often

4

admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled

9

to reread; to read again

1

corner; nook; recess

2

shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)

4

bell (often globular)

2

to start singing (of birds, etc.)

3

really; truly

2

1,000; thousand

3

900; nine hundred; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot

1

thirty; 30

5

semi-European-style house; type of Japanese house incorporating Western elements that was made popular in the 1920s and 1930s

2

as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly

1

peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)

1

(typically) Japanese

1

spectacle; sight; scene

6

temple (Buddhist)

6

chief priest (of a Buddhist temple)

1

court dress; full-dress uniform

1

business trip; official trip

1

incense stick

1

smoke; fumes

3

to pass (of time); to elapse

8

fish gong; fish wood block; temple block; round, hollow, wood block (vaguely fish-shaped, usu. with scales), struck while chanting sutras

1

nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin

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