jpdb beta

major incident; major happening; big scandal

1

clearly (understand, see, hear, etc.); distinctly; perfectly; as if it were right in front of one

1

relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital

5

courtier

2

in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing

2

northern direction; north; (legal) wife (of a nobleman); lady

1

old; olden

1

lawn; sod; turf

1

society; the world; the times

1

impermanence; mutable; uncertain; ever-changing

1

is that so?; I see; right; oh

1

model; prototype; archetype; (sewing) pattern

2

many thousands

1

carpenter

1

metalwork; metalsmith; goldsmith

1

coolie; laborer; labourer; carrier

1

busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety

1

day after day; day by day

1

wood (for building); lumber; timber

1

scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation

2

earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)

3

to cast; to mint; to coin

2

terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking

3

flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion

1

to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly

3

number of years

1

(a) light; lights; lamp

1

one yen; throughout (an area); whole district

1

song; singing

1

to celebrate (someone's achievements); to eulogize (someone's virtues, services, etc.)

1

distant thunder

1

Saidaiji

4

counter for (small) things or pieces; counter for military units; (an) individual; one person; counter for years (of age difference); counter for school-years

1

capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace

2

various temples

3

bonshō; Buddhist temple bell

1

spectacle; sight; scene

1

noon; midday

1

factory; plant; mill; workshop

1

steam whistle

1

Qi (kingdom in China during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Period of the Warring States); Ch'i

1

sound wave; acoustic wave

1

chimes; toll of a bell

1

to move (something) to another location; to change the position of; to rearrange; to replace; to exchange; to switch

1

bell (often a large hanging bell); chime

1

all things must pass; all worldly things are impermanent

1

difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect

2

the Imperial Palace

1

noise; sound

2

to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)

1