jpdb beta

myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)

1

to give; to do ...

2

is not; am not; are not

85

previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance

38

disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient

4

to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread

10

whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain

35

man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member

17

to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself

6

sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement

4

everyone; everybody; all; everything; all

65

to do

1

crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers

11

men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders

2

bodhi; enlightenment; happiness in the next world

3

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker

21

pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)

10

qin (7-stringed Chinese zither); guqin

1

bhikkhuni (fully ordained Buddhist nun); Indonesia

1

prize money; monetary award; reward

1

at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money

3

Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family

3

reading (a text) aloud without trying to understand it

2

tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health

6

emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment

19

to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate

3

(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely

15

address (e.g. opening or closing remarks); speech; ci (Chinese literary form); ancillary word

6

section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.

4

axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem

1

depth; deep place

2

to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in

19

person

183

to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float

2

husband

15

to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove

3

child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot

40

to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind

1

crying in sympathy; infectious crying

1

paper folded and tucked inside the front of one's kimono (esp. for use at the tea ceremony); paper used for writing tanka

2

start; commencement; beginning; initiation

6

to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide

12

safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction

4

visit to console someone; giving comfort (to the sick, injured, etc.); expressing condolences (sympathy, concern, etc.); sympathy call

2

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

23

messenger; envoy; emissary

41

next day; following day

2

early morning

3

to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)

70

appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view

2