jpdb beta

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

2

to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span

1

cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless

2

to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar

1

speed of a boat; draft; draught

1

use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation

2

aging; wearing out; deterioration

1

to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing

1

piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood

1

to escape being burned (esp. of a building or the items in it); to survive a fire

1

to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle

2

to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum

1

reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...

2

good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B

7

shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows

1

family clan based on the paternal line, sharing the same tomb and performing rituals together (Okinawa)

1

to go mad

1

dipping; soaking; immersing

1

soft, light rustling (e.g. leaves in the wind)

2

to strum (an instrument); to thrum; to pluck

1

channel (e.g. between two land masses); strait

1

swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering

1

marine plant; seagrass; seaweed

1

look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting

1

unrelated

1

regarding as sacred; apotheosis; deification; sanctification

1

to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off

2

Hizen (former province located in present-day Saga and Nagasaki prefectures, excluding Tsushima and Oki Islands)

1

extermination; expulsion; destruction

1

rebel; traitor

1

aim

2

the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)

1

to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for

1

previously; already; beforehand; in advance; for some time

1

to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to

1

to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive

1

Ousakayama

1

starting point for an ascent (mountain, stairs, etc.); base (of mountain, etc.)

1

this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness

2

cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant); hemp (fiber); linen; flax

2

in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)

1

course; route; path; process; means

1

divine sword (one of the three sacred treasures)

1

shintai; object of worship believed to contain the spirit of a deity, typically housed in a shrine

1

securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying

1

preference; priority; precedence

1

suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows

1

confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)

1

audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)

1

getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate

1