jpdb beta

to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach

2

to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

4

patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy

1

sand; grit

2

to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken

2

underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret

1

Tenroku era (970.3.25-973.12.20)

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encampment

2

chocolate-vine (Akebia quinata); fiveleaf; fiveleaf akebia; fruit of the akebia

1

walnut (Juglans spp., esp. Juglans regia)

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Japanese hackberry (Celtis sinensis var. japonica); Chinese nettle tree; enoki mushroom (Flammulina velutipes); winter mushroom; velvet shank

2

crimson glory vine (species of grapevine, Vitis Coignetiae)

2

bulbil (esp. of a Japanese yam); propagule; brood bud

2

still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet

1

be; is

4

rice given in charity; donating rice

1

wild chrysanthemum; aster

3

to be found

3

to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)

1

later on; afterwards

1

together (with); at the same time; in a lump

1

presenting to

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Chrysanthemum Festival (the 9th day of the 9th lunar month) (one of the five annual festivals)

5

with a clatter; with a fling (opening a door, window, etc.); bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); cheerfully

2

to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)

1

young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute

2

tableland; plateau

1

weather

2

right under; directly below

1

volume of water (in a river, pond, flood, etc.)

1

signs of rain; threatening to rain

1

surroundings; circumference

1

flutter; flap; sound of something light moving in the wind

1

courtier; attendant

2

each; every; all

4

woven mat (esp. one made of straw); (arch.) seat

2

to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)

1

food (on a table) (esp. a small Japanese table); dinner; cover (in a restaurant); cook; chef; person who prepares food

1

public holiday; celebration (of)

1

kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae

2

Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)

1

food with dressing on it (e.g. salad)

1

and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not

5

dried fish; stockfish

1

type of stew, usu. fish or vegetables in a mild broth; fish grilled unseasoned and then simmered slowly in soy and mirin broth

1

small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit

1

wholesale

1

summoning; calling; riding; (high-quality) silk crepe (fabric)

3

celebratory banquet; feast

1

taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)

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