jpdb beta

world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign

19

the late; the deceased

1

antiquity; ancient times

3

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

10

to be prosperous; to prosper; to flourish; to enjoy great prosperity

1

dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic

4

hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable

1

one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission

8

picking up; someone who picks up things; type picking (letterpress printing); walking (of an aristocrat)

1

wherein; therein; thereinto

3

Nagon

1

public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir

10

jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold

4

gold thread

1

origin; source; virtuous ancestor

2

service; duty; work

1

something; some kind of; for some reason

7

northern hill

2

cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing

3

feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing

6

isn't that right?

2

faint, ironic or bittersweet smile

1

prime minister; premier; chancellor

11

clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress

3

right (to do something); authority; power

28

chief councillor of state; chief councilor of state; large-grained variety of adzuki bean

7

bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation

5

court lady; lady-in-waiting (Heian period); separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady) (Heian period); room for a very low class prostitute; very low class prostitute

8

to recall; to remember; to recollect

3

exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite

11

house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family

10

holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail

1

arbor; arbour; suffix forming the final part of the pseudonyms of some writers and performers; suffix forming the final part of the name of a restaurant

11

flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda

34

imperial visit

1

imperial visit

2

beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...

4

inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor

1

-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...

7

accompanying; being in attendance on; inner offerer (any of the 10 high-ranking monks serving at the inner offering hall)

6

cabinet minister

1

minister (of government); noble; (arch.) nobleman's residence

2

to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged

9

millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time

2

detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material

2

shame; embarrassment; disgrace

1

as if; as though

4

all day; for a whole day

3

cherry blossom viewing drinking party

1

all; every

1