jpdb beta

wooden statue; wooden image; wooden idol

1

exposure of a severed head

1

founder of a religious sect

1

event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble

1

barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life

5

rumor; rumour; gossip; hearsay

1

execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment

1

apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize

1

to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)

1

to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal

3

situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances

1

to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to

3

baby clothes

1

to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour

1

very much; fully; never

1

line; row; rank; list

1

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

1

to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously

1

apt to (do); liable to; prone to

1

contrary; opposite; inverse; reverse; back-to-front

1

to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)

1

suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly

2

corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)

1

corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)

1

to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict

2

person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer

2

benefactor; patron

2

misunderstanding

1

assassination

1

office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs

2

processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal

1

to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess

1

public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir

7

favour; favor; warm friendship

1

due form; official; formality

1

to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque

2

Imperial household

1

undertaking; underwriting; acceptance

1

pigeon; dove

2

shabby; seedy

1

to smell; to smell of; to have a smell

2

dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily

1

vexillum; vane (of a feather)

1

to anger; to displease; to offend; to square (one's shoulders); to make stern (e.g. eyes); to raise (one's voice) in anger

1

between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis

3

true Tokyoite; person born and raised in Edo

3

delay; lag; postponement; falling behind

1

to be saucy (of children); to be impudent; to be cheeky; to be sassy; to be precocious

1

maiko; apprentice geisha; dancing girl

2

crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling

1