jpdb beta

reminder

1

to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate

4

naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord

5

habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle

1

specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying

1

private person; individual

3

to perceive; to understand

1

to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated

2

rapid (e.g. progress)

2

already; too late

7

sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)

16

to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute

5

the sense of hearing

2

sense of sight; vision

4

moving; changing residence; change of address

1

rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded

1

substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial

1

in terms of; from the point of view of

1

(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)

1

coexistence; living together

1

next; following; subsequent; stage; station

25

when it becomes; when it comes to

17

name; title

8

from the viewpoint of; according to

9

once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning

2

inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike

4

handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission

3

well then ...; in that situation; in which case

1

why; how

4

without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after

14

chief; main; principal; main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)

2

form of verse; verse form; poetic form

9

three; three years of age

6

traditional Japanese poem with verses of five and seven morae repeated at least three times, usu. ending with a verse of seven; long epic song with shamisen accompaniment (developed in Kyoto in the late 16th century)

10

traditional Japanese poem with six verses in a 5-7-7-5-7-7 moraic pattern

9

section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.

12

phrase (verse, line); one haiku-poem

2

to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut

2

evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights

8

to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated

2

(some) more; even more; longer; further

20

to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated

4

poetry form (esp. haiku); grammatical structure in kanbun

1

out of tune; (poetic) broken meter

1

old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago

12

indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged

4

extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of

25

to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that

3

Motoori Norinaga (1730-1801)

3

number of syllabic sounds in a language

1