jpdb beta

several people; a few people

1

hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house

26

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

3

elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)

5

surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement

1

food; foodstuff

2

offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)

1

gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash

4

two sheets (pieces) (of paper)

4

koban; small oval gold coin used in the Edo period; oval; elliptical; small size (of paper)

1

spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham

1

to pass (of time); to elapse

3

foliage; leaves of trees

4

navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre

1

navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre

1

beginning; inception

1

few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom

7

to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain

1

true; authentic; genuine

1

putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation

1

wild boar; wild pig

9

to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)

8

management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome

2

relaxation; recreation; recess

1

valley; ravine; cleavage (breasts); slum

1

flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event

7

unexpected; surprising

6

angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)

2

horn; antler; antenna; feeler; horn-like projection (e.g. peaks of whipped cream)

1

to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)

2

blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature

2

wood carving; wooden sculpture; woodcraft

1

layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular

5

prajna (wisdom required to attain enlightenment); noh mask of a grinning, horned demoness (represents a woman's rage and jealousy); family crest designed after the Hannya noh mask; dreadful face (esp. of a woman driven mad by jealousy); terrifying facial expression

7

to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport

2

above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent

5

terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific

1

work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique

2

toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything

3

intention; aim; design

2

anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case

6

error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense

2

first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being

2

to stop by; to drop in for a short visit

2

announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing

1

walk; walking

1

the six virtues (perfections) a Buddha elect practices to attain supreme enlightenment

2

wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)

3

most of all; extremely; supremely

1

Lord; Highness; (arch.) you

2