jpdb beta

to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time

1

middle palace guard (ritsuryō system)

43

completely; absolutely; totally

42

oyster; oyster shell

1

chicken bones (e.g. for soup); chicken carcass; poor-quality coke (coal); left-overs; remnants

1

across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for

1

husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)

2

hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour

2

to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)

6

dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)

6

to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained

2

to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize

1

triangle

1

mouth of river; estuary

1

fishing village

4

fisherman

3

to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.

1

indigo dye

1

navy blue; deep blue

5

to work as; to pursue as a vocation

1

beach; seashore; seaside; coast

2

dye; dyestuff; coloring agent

1

millstone; mortar

4

mallet; pestle; pounder

9

to hull (rice, barley, etc.); to pound (rice); to polish (rice); to stamp (ore)

7

demand; need; demand

1

song; singing

3

thinking back now; looking back

1

high noon

1

looking aside; looking away; (from the) eyes of an onlooker; outsider's view; looking on from the side

1

at a glance; by accident

1

calling at a port

1

blindness; blind (e.g. love, faith); reckless

1

harbour

4

embarking (a ship); embarkation; boarding; ship (carrying someone)

2

seacoast

1

normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station

1

priest; monk; bonze

2

(TV) comedian; performer (esp. of a traditional art); entertainer; talented person; accomplished person

1

general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different

1

box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building

2

ship's bottom; bilge

1

to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)

1

having no way of knowing; being completely ignorant of

1

wet nurse; nursing mother

6

meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club

3

one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart

4

young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute

22

to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)

1

countryside; country; 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)

2