jpdb beta

to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up

1

shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)

1

idea

3

rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)

1

song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry

1

to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem

2

to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)

1

to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)

1

wonderful; splendid; magnificent

3

surely; certainly

1

honorific/polite/humble prefix

2

to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)

1

how; in what way; how about

3

to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish

2

listen!; you see; mind you; remember

1

terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

3

professional

1

suffix for familiar person

6

first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being

1

to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last

1

to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)

3

to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep

2

superior (major) arc

3

manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution

2

impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength

1

yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof

9

genuine article; real thing; real deal

1

sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)

2

person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others

3

mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)

3

to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)

2

from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely

1

(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"

1

spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham

1

have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than

1

storytelling (of war chronicles, revenge tales, etc.) with highly dramatic delivery; story

1

house; hall; building

1

publication

1

what to do

1

to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage

4

now; the present time; just now; another; more

5

now; soon; already; yet; further; more

2

to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)

1

is that so? (generally rhetorical)

3

good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial

3

yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's

9

indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very

16

to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post

2

callus on one's middle finger (from writing)

1

ha ha ha; hee hee hee

3