jpdb beta

to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)

2

to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished

2

Tsukushi (provinces of Chikuzen and Chikugo in northern Kyushu)

4

folk tale; folklore

2

fertile shoot of field horsetail

2

hometown; rural township (of China)

3

deva and naga; heavenly dragon

2

success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence

1

Tōtōmi (former province located in the west of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)

5

natural features; topography; climate; spiritual features

2

(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any

1

dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome

1

one-eyed goblin; one-eyed monster

1

middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart

2

one-eyed; first (in a series); initial

2

fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence

1

your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)

1

completely; thoroughly; exactly; precisely; comfortably; not at all

1

possibly; maybe; perhaps

2

Hida (city, region of Gifu Prefecture, Edo-period province)

5

reedy field

2

good gracious; oh my

2

serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce

1

Satou

3

Rokuzaemon

4

order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement

2

certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons

1

to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up

1

depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)

1

to admire a person's courage; to approve of someone's ambition

1

portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back

6

Japanese rat snake (Elaphe climacophora)

1

no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook

1

to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire

1

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

1

indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission

1

to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant

1

accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons

1

installation of a deity in a new shrine; transfer of a shrine

1

to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry

3

construction work

2

to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish

1

Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill

4

war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces

9

to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy

2

death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out

1

to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade

3

errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit

1

up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...

1

grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts

4