jpdb beta

restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss

3

spring breeze

1

misanthropy

1

emptiness is form; illusion of the reality of matter

1

rim; brim; edge; brink

3

contemplative; meditative; meditational

1

busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden

4

pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way

1

antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester

8

armed might; military power; the sword; force

1

to apply; to adapt

1

diverse; various; wide-ranging

1

fruit tree

2

Ministry of Education, Science and Culture (1871-2001)

2

restrictions on the number of kanji recognized for usage (recognised)

1

new kana orthography (1946 reform, amended 1986); modern kana orthography

1

head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)

1

burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering

1

to sniff out; to get wind of

1

engine

1

modern Japanese

1

to follow suit; to imitate or follow someone blindly; to ride on someone's back; to ride someone's coattails; to take advantage (e.g. of another's popularity)

1

engineer

1

defeated country

1

side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)

3

Masaoka Shiki (1867-1902)

1

lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

3

Saitou Mokichi (1882-1953)

1

to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end

2

Saitō

2

aspect; appearance; physiognomy (as an indication of one's fortune); aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)

2

insight; penetration

3

to get used to hearing

2

Buddhist scriptures; sutras

2

emptiness; being empty; not carrying anything; unburdened; dishonoured (bill, promise, etc.); false

7

absolutely (ought to); by all means; all; entirely

1

should do; ought to do; must do

1

flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance

1

(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention

1

Kangyou

1

flat; even; level; plain (language, words, etc.); simple

1

conformist

1

in spite of; despite; although; regardless of; irrespective of

2

Tokuda Shuusei (1872.2.1-1943.11.18)

1

to die; to pass away

1

solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive

1

to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply

1

last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender

1

to finger; to roll between the thumb and the fingers

1

overall

1