jpdb beta

Wu; region in China, south of the lower Yangtze; Wu; Southern Wu; Wu; Eastern Wu

5

to expect; to hope for; to look forward to; to resolve (to do); to decide upon; to prepare for

2

still; even now

2

dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)

3

navy blue; deep blue

1

recollection; reminiscence

1

chemical

1

unnatural; artificial; affected; strained

1

to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest

3

Paulo

3

glory

4

punishment; penalty

1

at once; there and then; immediately

1

reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)

3

carpenter

4

to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy

4

ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)

1

to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done

7

to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)

3

cold and heat; (degree of) temperature

1

difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different

6

special characteristics; peculiarity; distinctiveness

1

diversity; variety

1

proper noun

1

earthenware; porcelain; china; pottery; crockery

1

common noun

1

Karatsu

2

because

2

can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something

1

porcelain (esp. hard-paste porcelain); china; chinaware

11

two characters; name

1

to rise up; to initiate (political) action

6

Kurume

3

to wrap up; to pack; to do up; to cover with; to dress in

2

splash pattern (e.g. on a kimono); dye pattern; kasuri

2

to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze

1

Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)

4

Yuuki

1

courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness

1

island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf

10

manly; brave; heroic

1

plain-woven silk cloth produced on Hachijo Island (sometimes striped)

2

native place; birth-place; one's old home; province; region; locality

1

way of calling

1

Aizu lacquer ware

2

Wakasa (former province located in the south of present-day Fukui Prefecture)

1

coating (esp. lacquering)

6

young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small

1

to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear

3

to accelerate development

1