jpdb beta

to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)

2

adherence; sticking (to); fixation

1

gold dust

2

to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear

7

to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish

1

embossed gilt lacquerwork

1

groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat

2

to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax

1

gold and silver; money

9

China (sometimes also used in ref. to Korea or other foreign countries)

3

long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier); guandao; Chinese glaive

1

scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread

1

box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building

20

lotus pond

1

ceramic spoon; fallen lotus petal

1

flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda

2

to be associated (with); to be connected (with)

2

design

5

rapidly

12

spectacle; sight; scene

1

picturesque; pictorial; graphic

2

(traditional) Japanese style

2

crippled; deformed; imperfect; incomplete; one wheel

2

car; vehicle

3

(small) box to keep valuables, etc.

2

fine product; masterpiece

1

running water; stream

1

(vehicle) wheel

1

flower; flowering plant

2

to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve

1

great green turban (Turbo marmoratus)

1

abalone; ear shell

1

shellfish; seashell; shell

1

counter for scraps, fragments, petals, etc.

1

to be on the lookout; to lie in wait

1

workman; craftsman; laborer; labourer; artisan

1

following (a precedent, former policy, etc.); continuing with; sticking to; observing

4

state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth

4

just right (time, size, length, etc.)

1

Buddhist temple

1

adorning (a Buddhist statue)

1

chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)

7

list; wrist

5

exported goods

5

reason; cause; circumstances

1

Song dynasty (China, 960-1279); Sung dynasty

3

paying a tribute

7

box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building

1

degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion

2

technical; practical

4