jpdb beta

household items; furniture; furnishings; (arch.) bow and arrow

1

dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful

2

scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))

4

(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure

3

suō (ceremonial dress of lower-class samurai)

1

sappanwood (Caesalpinia sappan); sappanwood dye (red in colour); layered colour (light brown on the front, dark red beneath)

1

bucket; pail; tub

1

long-lasting; long-wearing; wears well; nagamochi; large oblong chest (for clothing, personal effects, etc.)

2

miniature shrine with double doors (used to store important Buddhist items such as sutras, etc.); cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.); (in Okinawa) carved and decorated stone container for storing the bones of one's ancestors

1

six-legged Chinese-style chest

1

to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...

5

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

2

line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style

2

bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre

1

sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator

1

envy

1

sigh

1

to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)

2

origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material

2

relative; relation

1

matchmaker; go-between; intermediary; middleman

3

group; flock; crowd; wide expanse (of flowers)

1

to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish

2

daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)

1

to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up

2

fat; tallow; lard; grease

2

sampling food; tasting; trying

2

first night; first watch of the night; bridal night

2

book; register

1

lighthouse; old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it

2

court lady; noblewoman

1

helper; assistant; second

2

to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included

3

equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)

3

denghu (phonetic method of classifying Chinese finals)

2

white silk

1

Heian period court clothing

2

elaborate; exquisite; detailed

1

sidelocks; hair at the temples

2

wig; hairpiece; toupee

1

wig; hairpiece; toupee

5

cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)

2

paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor

1

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

2

function; facility; faculty; feature

1

to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something

1

rikka; formal style of ikebana

1

common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp

1

vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology

1

to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)

2