jpdb beta

year end

1

at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)

1

on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat

1

story; topic (on everyone's lips); (the stuff of) legend

3

set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one

5

grand festival

2

old man; old geezer

7

foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); gaijin; (arch.) outsider

2

international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan

1

extreme reverence; deeply revered person; the Emperor

2

emperor's visit

1

root; origin; source; Ōmoto (religion)

1

to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public

3

ancient times

3

soldiers garrisoned at strategic posts in Kyushu in ancient times; Chinese soldiers stationed to protect remote regions of the country during the Tang dynasty

6

Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital

1

collection; compilation

2

each (every) time; whenever

2

emperor (of Japan); mikado; (the gates of an) imperial residence

2

coarse; rough

2

sublime; noble; high-minded

1

Dynastic period (the Nara period and esp. the Heian period, characterized by the rule of the emperor as opposed to shogunate)

1

to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted

1

genuine; pure; perfect

1

pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth

1

oath; vow

1

celebration (of ceremony); solemnization (e.g. of a marriage); solemnisation

1

extremely; very

1

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

1

founding of a nation

1

counter for rules; rule; regulation

1

great speed; extreme speed; swiftness

1

Emperor of Japan

2

public order; public peace; public security; law and order

1

shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext

3

to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off

1

essence; true nature; substance; reality

1

Amitabha

2

separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation

1

threat; intimidation; menace

3

protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household

1

theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse

1

legislation; laws

1

soldier

2

once; one time; exclusively; only; alone

1

head; chief; boss

1

politician; statesman

1

scenery

1

to recall; to remember

1

twenty-eighth day of the month; twenty-eight days

2