jpdb beta

moderate; proper; just right

1

tone (of voice); manner of talking

3

Soga

5

story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend

3

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

3

honor; honour; glory; (arch.) prosperity

1

drama about domestic life

1

kanji "large village" radical at right (radical 163)

1

well

5

low voice; whisper

2

interesting (personality, turn of phrase, etc.); pleasantly different; tasteful; attractive; charming

2

talking politics; discussion of a law case

1

war story

1

tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain

4

contractor

1

staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring

2

to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess

3

(arch.) lowly person; (arch.) lowliness; I

1

counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)

18

peak; mountain

1

hero; great man

1

-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action

1

Hougyuu

1

peach grove; peach garden; peach orchard

1

to become bald from the forehead; to recede (of one's hairline)

1

eyebrow

1

loyal retainer

2

an odd piece; odds and ends

1

Rissai

1

Bunkei

1

romantic; spicy; coquettish

2

to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)

10

Kanda Shouri (1942-)

1

black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty

2

to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve

1

billboard; large signboard; first-rate influential performer (theatre, film, etc.); leading star; draw

6

Hakuen

5

Shinto; Shintoism

1

lecture

1

pride; haughtiness

1

chivalrous thief

1

to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily

6

grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence

2

thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery

1

nickname

11

cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)

3

to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent

1

this person

16

low table used by speakers, professional storytellers, etc.; lectern

2

guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience

5