jpdb beta

to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size

2

weaver

1

to prohibit

1

to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in

2

wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)

17

pure land (esp. the Western Pure Land paradise of Amitabha); (Buddhist) paradise; Pure Land Buddhism

1

cloud

6

disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful

1

one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)

4

to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender

2

flag; pataka (banner); banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)

2

fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown

18

younger princess; Oto Hime; Princess of the Dragon Palace (from the story of Urashima Tarō)

1

bank; coast; shore

1

third rank (in the Japanese court system); Trinity; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit

1

pet dog

1

tonsure; shaving one's head (upon entering the Buddhist priesthood)

1

hermit's cell; retreat

1

given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this

1

old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence

2

each and every; all

1

fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation

3

to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low

1

creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention

10

little by little

4

dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration

2

to pull out a fish; to lure

1

structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern

5

Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi

1

play; drama

2

to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce

2

Shinshū (alt. name of former Shinano province)

11

ancestor; forefather; foremother

1

unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected

2

to bring someone along

2

milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)

1

extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more

1

body; physical system; (the) person

2

kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points

3

samurai; warrior; military family

8

ancient clan

3

(arch.) large river (esp. the Yangtze); Lake Biwa

2

tradition; convention

6

Ujisato

1

bleaching; bleached cotton; doxxing; doxing; public humiliation (as an Edo period punishment)

1

money

1

unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all

2

early (days); initial stage; initial

8

superior; boss; them (as opposed to "us"); person above; upstairs neighbour (neighbor)

1

neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country

1