jpdb beta

precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed

2

ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card

1

between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis

1

Hachibee

1

corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with

1

famous; fame

1

heart; mind

1

originally; by nature; from the start

1

recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest

1

to stretch; to extend; to gain influence; to become stronger; to go further; to extend one's journey; to smooth out

2

antipathy; prejudice

1

investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody

1

red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

1

something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another

8

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

5

one eye; eye (for pictures, etc.)

1

skill; dexterity; master hand

1

fencer; swordsman

1

several people; a few people

1

to collect; to assemble; to gather

2

considerably; fairly; quite

3

to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include

3

fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification

1

tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)

3

(in) the shape of the character hachi (eight)

1

to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)

2

knob; handle; catch; patron

1

teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer

4

bright golden yellow

1

to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize

1

curt; blunt; brusque

1

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

1

murder; killing; murderer

1

koban; small oval gold coin used in the Edo period; oval; elliptical; small size (of paper)

2

prostitute; harlot

6

boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless

3

tatami room; dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko

1

to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher

2

corner; nook; recess

1

the other side of a river; the other side of the tracks; place where lower class people live

1

bell (often a large hanging bell); chime

1

counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)

1

deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)

1

Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)

2

the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since

2

famous place; name of a part (of an instrument, etc.); name and address

1

quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful

1

shore; bank (of a body of water)

1

party; banquet; feast

1

curtain; bunting; act (in play)

1