jpdb beta

first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

13

house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name

31

making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance

2

to surpass; to outstrip; to excel

1

happy; auspicious; propitious; naive

2

to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)

4

this area; around here

2

powerful family; powerful clan

1

vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand

3

to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

5

intonation; accent; modulation; inflection

1

four sides; all sides

2

the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there

4

mud wall with a roof; roofed mud wall

1

three sides; small offering stand

2

gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons

6

to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make

29

east, west, south and north

1

to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex

1

to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up

3

Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)

2

land

4

anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone

1

bridge

5

arched bridge

1

railing; handrail; balustrade; armrest (chair)

1

ornamental railing top; bridge railing-post knob; Welsh onion flower; leek flower; hosta; plantain lily

2

to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate

2

indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very

1

splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK

7

twelve; 12; queen (playing card)

5

guard house in a samurai style house (Kamakura period)

2

unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness

1

nine; 9

6

corridor; passage; hall

1

buildings on the east and west side of the southern pond (in traditional palatial-style architecture)

1

Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)

1

paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree

1

brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost

1

up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...

5

100; hundred

23

cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties

15

babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper

17

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.

19

to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

11

cypress bark roof; hinoki bark thatching

1

cypress bark

1

weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset

2

to wipe; to dry

1

ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling

2