jpdb beta

ancient times; distant past; antiquity

7

folk song; popular song

5

personal; individual; private

5

conception; idea; thought; samjna (perception)

1

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

20

mere; simple; sheer

5

identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination

2

music

4

as soon as; right after

1

although I say; although one might say; although called

9

to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along

11

private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular

6

individual; private person; personal; private

13

impression

5

creative

5

literary work

1

intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation

2

natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly

9

real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs

4

to conform to; to agree with; to be adapted to; to be based on

7

to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)

11

to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up

2

or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still

18

to repeat; to do something over again

5

appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style

23

to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)

11

noble; men of rank; notables

22

imperial decree; imperial edict

1

(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style

14

imperial edict (written in a classical grandiose style)

2

phonetic representation

1

symbol; code; sign; notation

1

mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing

1

before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end

9

from the beginning

6

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

65

Japanese literature

4

history

13

ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making

1

major incident; major happening; big scandal

1

like; as if; the same as

4

oral literature; folklore

1

novel; (short) story

1

only; nothing but

15

clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain

31

like; as if; the same as

7

position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view

20

in terms of; from the point of view of

8

germination; sprouting; budding

1

to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)

13