jpdb beta

whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches

1

implication; significance; connotation; depth of meaning; complications of a problem

1

natural voice (without a microphone)

1

to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up

2

Kyoto style; urbanity; refinement

1

to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer

1

rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis

1

rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis

2

nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)

1

to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)

1

special make

1

excursion; outing; picnic

4

rather; better

1

interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)

1

to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply

1

highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)

2

tea house

1

seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries

1

full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom

1

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

1

13th day (of the moon); the night of the 13th day of 9th lunar month

1

moon viewing (esp. during the eight month of the lunar calendar)

1

eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building

3

politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure

3

to descend a river

1

(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)

2

heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion

1

casual; unconcerned; nonchalant

1

body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field

1

indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission

2

private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside

1

type of jōruri (dramatic recitation accompanied by a shamisen)

1

grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments

1

recent years

2

cleverness; skill; tact; clever person (in a particular field); skillful person (skilful)

2

gun; pistol; tiddlywinks; marbles; repellence

1

amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute

2

the person concerned; the person in question; the said person

6

to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)

1

pride; boast

5

fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown

1

scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding

2

grammatical

1

grammar

1

first line (of a poem); first bars (of a melody)

1

plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post

1

to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound

2

mainly; primarily

1

for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while

1

connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity

1