jpdb beta

sect; denomination; tenets (of a religious sect)

1

picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage

4

to be impressed; to greatly admire

2

around one's lips

1

grinning; smirking

2

to speak; to talk; to argue; to manage; to dispose of; to carry through

1

apprentice

2

eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking

2

resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)

3

knee

1

rice bowl; tea cup; teacup

8

Sutejirou

5

vagrancy; wandering; nomadism

1

Fukutarou

2

disciple; pupil; follower

1

manor; villa

1

intersection; crossing; crossroad; street corner; street

2

lacquerer; lacquer craftsman; lacquer artist

1

real name

1

Shinzaemon

2

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

6

scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread

3

slowly and quietly; smoothly

2

Niwa Nagahide

1

to continue (to say)

1

opportunity; chance

1

jujube (Ziziphus jujube); Chinese date; red date; small tea caddy (tea ceremony)

2

to become used to seeing; to be familiar with

1

East-Asian lacquer; japan; Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)

1

dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk

1

dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk

5

wood grain; unpainted wood

1

work; job; labor; work

3

to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)

2

friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men

1

to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on

1

when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

2

tea utensils

1

bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre

2

master; teacher; stable master

1

tidying a garden; sweeping the yard; garden work

1

house-cloth; dust cloth

2

this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about

1

master of the tea ceremony; person with eccentric tastes

1

friend; companion

2

happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing

1

part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden

1

moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing

1

Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)

11

forked tree; forked branch

1