jpdb beta

he; him; boyfriend

4

(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of

3

to apologize; to apologise

2

late Heian period

1

poetry; versification

1

Hōen era (1135.4.27-1141.7.10)

1

Ten'yō era (1144.2.23-1145.7.22)

1

space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)

7

first draft; first proof

1

several times

1

extending (e.g. a book); augmenting; enlarging; supplementing

2

order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface

2

in addition; besides

7

equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)

2

to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter

3

six forms of the Shi Jing (genre: folk song, festal song, hymn; style: narrative, explicit comparison, implicit comparison); six forms of waka (allegorical, enumerative, metaphorical, allusive, plain, congratulatory); six principles of calligraphy; six classes of kanji characters

1

the six historical styles of writing kanji: large seal, small seal, clerical, triangular-swept clerical, running, and cursive

1

disease; -pathy

1

to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come

1

twenty-five

1

article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though

1

statement (of a carefully reasoned logical argument); dissertation; enunciation; setting forth

1

old poem (esp. waka); old song

1

Man'yōshū (8th century anthology of Japanese poetry); (arch.) thousands of leaves; (arch.) thousands of years; (arch.) all ages

4

ancient and modern times; all ages; past and present

1

gleaning; gleanings

1

to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come

4

imperially-commissioned poetry anthology

1

words; phrases

1

juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce

2

summer solstice

1

front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context

5

cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection

1

to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)

2

dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all

3

season; the times; opportunity; occasion

3

to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits

1

to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved

1

to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural

1

to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink

1

to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural

2

etc.; et cetera; and so on

1

(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning

1

decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)

2

drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water

1

mold; mould; mildew

2

to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)

1

rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season

1

international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan

1

popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for

3