jpdb beta

to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)

1

(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity

1

last year

1

seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement

1

island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf

2

to wound; to murder

1

to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide

1

next; following; subsequent; stage; station

2

(United States of) America; USA

1

father

1

wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)

1

Denshichi

2

indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)

2

excellence; genius

5

fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize

1

to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business

1

line; queue; procession; matrix

1

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

1

April; fourth month in the lunar calendar

1

to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone

1

beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)

1

forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what

1

to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)

2

sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course

1

face; looks; vestiges; trace

1

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

1

on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture

1

grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous

1

participation; joining; entry; adherence

1

three years

1

Keichō era (1596.10.27-1615.7.13)

1

plan; design; layout

1

oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally

1

garden; park

1

house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building

1

the Three Jewels; the Triple Gem; Triratna; the Three Treasures; Buddha, Dharma, Sangha; Buddha, the teachings of Buddha, and the community of monks and nuns

1

assistance; aid; support

1

positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive

1

temple (Buddhist)

1

ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay

1

wars; disturbances

1

Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times

1

east

1

important point; strategic position; key point

1

traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse

1

development; growth

1

together; jointly; at the same time; with; both

1

land route; overland route; by land; overland

1

waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane

1

to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support

1