jpdb beta

brilliant; bright; glorious

1

gleaming; shining; glistening

2

sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)

5

older brother; elder brother

2

elder brother; one's senior; dashing young man; gallant young lad

1

to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose

1

to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)

2

I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me

2

come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something

2

grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen

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seventy; 70

1

tactful; adroit; shrewd; clever; smart; affable

1

nine; 9

5

presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady

1

you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)

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et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like

3

indoor sandals; slippers

1

corridor; hallway; passageway

3

flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle

2

was; were

7

lover; sweetheart; mistress

4

to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself

5

hey!; hey!

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wonderful; splendid; magnificent

2

satin with raised figures

6

sandal strap; geta strap

2

paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree

1

Japanese spindletree (Euonymus japonicus)

1

illegitimate child; bastard; love child

1

one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)

2

to return a blow repeat; to turn back; to rewhip; to plow up; to plough up; to come and retreat

3

to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out

2

to repeat; to do something over again

4

stone wash basin found in Japanese gardens

2

to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile

1

to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated

4

grandiose; exaggerated

2

far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention

2

lately; recently; nowadays

3

counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.; even number; 109.09 m

1

to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry

10

year before last

1

minister (of government); noble; (arch.) nobleman's residence

1

Ninna era (885.2.21-889.4.27)

3

sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan

2

baboon; lecher; dirty old man; skirt-chaser

1

extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness

1

traveling about to gain skill in combat (travelling)

1

Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill

5

geisha

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