jpdb beta

extreme reverence; deeply revered person; the Emperor

20

adviser; someone to consult with; someone to turn to about one's concerns; confidant

2

zebra

1

priestly vestments, esp. white silk robes worn at festivals

1

to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence

3

cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool

2

uncertain; vague; ambiguous

2

various foreign countries; several foreign countries

1

liquid

1

shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear

5

stopping at; going no further than

2

Emperor Nintoku; Nintoku Tenno

8

(deeply) jealous

1

(arch.) eight ata (approx. 144 cm); large; long

2

established theory

4

uncertainty; inaccuracy; incorrectness

1

Sinologist; scholar of the Chinese classics

1

lecture room; lecture

5

Sinology; study of China or of the Chinese classics

7

Confucianism

5

strong point; merit; virtue; advantage

2

defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage

1

complete financial statement; summing up; concluding

1

different thing; another question; different case

2

to despise; to belittle; to look down on

1

to state one's opinion

3

inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration

3

to look down on; to make light of

3

Folk Shinto (term used by Reform Shintoists to refer to sects of syncretized Shinto)

11

to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty

2

to be conceited

2

to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up

1

hastily made; improvised preparation

1

half-cooked; half-done; soft-boiled; half-ripe; unripe

1

to adorn oneself; to dress oneself up; to give an air of; to make oneself seem like

1

stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded

1

highest rank among priests; mountain ascetic monk; signs that distinguish Buddhist teachings from other faiths; title given to a great physician or painter

4

sore; erosion; ulceration; corruption; dissipation; becoming degenerate

4

Renaissance

1

standing for; advocating; championing; professing (to be)

5

to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up

2

inexpensive; cheap; easy; simple

1

to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)

1

Haga

1

racial or national characteristics

2

loyalty and patriotism

1

Takeo

1

considerably; greatly; a lot

5

discussion; argument; debate

1

outline; summary; roughly; generally; great ingenuity; excellent resourcefulness

1