jpdb beta

needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer

4

pine needle; small gift; souvenir

1

chief priest

1

Buddhist temple within a Shinto shrine

1

sign; indication

1

field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth

1

chain; chains

1

to change; to replace

1

by itself; automatically; naturally

1

important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition

1

social structure; social organization; fabric of society

1

special characteristics; peculiarity; distinctiveness

1

rigour; rigor; closeness; compactness; tightly knit

1

combination; union; binding; bond

2

body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field

1

tritagonist

1

Metropolitan assemblyman

1

to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest

1

children; juvenile

1

usually; under usual circumstances

1

to be possible; to be likely; to be probable

1

poetry form (esp. haiku); grammatical structure in kanbun

1

depth; deep place

1

environment; circumstance

2

to make a distinction; to differ; to be different

1

outsider; layman; amateur

1

to grow old; to age

3

to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by

4

same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence

1

hermit; recluse

1

feeling; mood

1

ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer

1

discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance

2

satire; irony; sarcasm

1

anonymity; using an assumed name

2

lampoon; satirical poem

2

setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement

1

licentious; profligate; dissipated; riotous; wild

2

nature; disposition

1

lukewarm; tepid; indifferent; halfhearted

2

for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)

3

outsider

1

Qingtan (Taoist-related movement in ancient China); noble, refined, eloquent speech

1

graceful; affable

1

how long; how much; to what extent

1

permanence; continuation

1

Western affectations; excessively westernized person; wannabe Westerner

1

admiration; wonder; astonishment

1

immediately; promptly

1

Japanese and Chinese poetry; poetry; poems

1