jpdb beta

in accordance with; subordinate to

4

before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to

3

shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes

2

to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

1

to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing

3

judge

2

counter for suits of clothing; arriving at ...

1

leggings

1

traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist

2

sedge hat and straw rain cape

1

indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)

1

straw hat worn by women

1

edge of a street

1

bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer

1

absentmindedness; peace of mind

1

at top speed

1

going down the road; travelling; lyric composition describing scenery a traveler sees on the way (traveller); eloping

1

temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle

5

gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons

8

Golgotha

1

hill road

2

to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)

2

step by step; by degrees

2

large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant

1

must not; do not

4

my; one's own; I ...; one ...

3

children

1

one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future

1

exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)

1

ten-odd; a dozen or so

1

exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC

1

to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit

1

tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy

2

Isahaya

1

moat; fosse; canal; ditch

1

mud wall with a roof; roofed mud wall

2

surroundings; environs; circumference

1

to be erected; to be built

2

greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge

4

round, wooden container for cooked rice

1

glutinous rice with red beans (eaten on celebratory occasions); mochi rice with red beans

4

unkempt hair

1

group comprising the lowest rank of Japan's Edo-period caste system (often ex-convicts or vagrants); non-human

5

to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)

2

(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song

1

box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building

1

to turn one's face away

1

tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous

4

anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation

1

contradiction; inconsistency

1