jpdb beta

to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture

5

love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland

4

red-blossomed plum tree; red Japanese apricot

3

to mistake (A for B); to misread

1

letter; note; epistle; correspondence

2

indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very

1

Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth

1

other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but

1

(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind

1

imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace); imperial residence; residence of a shogun, minister, etc.; emperor; ex-emperor; empress

4

ago; since; before; previous

2

proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)

1

occasionally; at times; the season; from time to time

1

rainfall; rainy weather; rainy; wet

1

feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace

1

height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); prime (of one's life); (one's) best days; (being in) heat; rut

1

the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm); west-southwest; 7th month of the lunar calendar

2

season; weather

3

music

2

wow

1

restless; on edge (and unable to concentrate); distracted; for some reason

2

to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float

2

to wait upon; to serve

3

sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement

1

during a stay

1

in the palace

1

deep emotion; being filled with emotion

1

truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity

1

clear; obvious; evident; bright; light

2

to understand; to appreciate; to interpret

1

whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")

1

question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion

4

recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence

1

somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely

1

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

3

Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country

2

white; striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus); speech; one's lines; white dragon tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles; (arch.) white person

8

optimism

2

to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer

3

famous; fame

4

censer; incense burner

6

peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade

10

inlet; bay

1

Minister of War (Zhou-dynasty China)

1

demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move

1

small house; thatched hut

1

Mt.; Mount; (fig.) Mt.; (fig.) Mount

3

foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base

6

thatched hut; monks cell; (my) humble abode

5

to build; to construct

7