jpdb beta

cushion; pillow; mattress

1

rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling

1

origin; source; virtuous ancestor

3

service; duty; work

3

chamberlain

2

medium-ranked councillor in the Department of State

3

fairness; openness; impartiality; Komeito (Japanese political party)

1

all day; for a whole day

2

gagaku training place (Heian era); place for playing instruments

1

damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very

2

The Five Classics (of Confucianism)

1

Minister of the Right (official in Nara and Heian periods)

1

Kanesue

1

money; metal

2

end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring

6

honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion

1

flute; fife; pipe; whistle

2

the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket

1

traditional Japanese wind instrument resembling panpipes; free-reed instrument used in Japanese court music

1

department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category

1

small double-reed wind instrument used in gagaku (made of bamboo, with 7 holes on top and 2 below)

1

koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument

1

secret music

1

worth listening to

1

double-lined fusilier (Pterocaesio digramma); Taiwan (nickname); Takasago (classic noh play by Zeami)

1

Harima (former province located in the southwestern part of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)

13

maid of honor; maid of honour

25

ensemble (e.g. orchestra, chamber group, etc.); concert

1

everyday robes worn by males of the imperial family, nobility, etc. (from the Heian period onward)

2

dancing; dance

3

noh chanting; recitation

1

delicious

1

beating time with one's hands; clapping to the beat; making a careless move (in go, shogi, etc.); responding to an opponent's move without proper thought

1

to amuse oneself; to make merry

1

increase

1

rain shower in late autumn (fall) or early winter; seasonable rain

1

volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)

1

to begin to get dark; to begin to set (the Sun)

1

evening sun; setting sun

2

showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay

1

to dry

5

use; utilization; utilisation; application

2

make-up; get-up; disguise; costume

1

the present year; at that time

2

brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter

1

different school (e.g. of ikebana)

2

interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun

2

to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down

1

chair; stool; post; office; position

2

to use completely; to use up; to exhaust; to exhaust somebody's civility; to give up (on someone)

1