jpdb beta

patient; persevering

1

spirit of self-denial

1

nectar; sweetness

1

(raw) ore; unpolished gemstone

1

grinding; polishing; refining (skill, knowledge, etc.); striving to master something

1

character building; formation of character; personality development

1

distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin

1

to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known

1

to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)

1

distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness

1

health management; health maintenance; health care

1

service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services

1

-job; stimulating the penis with a body part

1

sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy

1

both in name and reality; both in name and substance

1

leaving one's own house (e.g. when going to war); departure; setting out; starting a new life; starting life anew

1

to think of the dead

1

bringing; taking; carrying

1

roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)

1

drip; fall drop-by-drop; suddenly (of drops of water)

1

engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)

1

to gaze at the Moon

3

chilly; unpleasantly cold

1

to have as a side order (with drinks); to make fun of someone; to laugh at someone's expense

1

moon viewing (esp. during the eight month of the lunar calendar)

1

relative; relation

1

adjustment; tweaking; improvement; modification; tinkering; minor alteration

1

somewhere to go; place to go

1

to die out; to become extinct

1

to escape death; to be saved from death

1

season; time of year

1

young man (in the Edo period, esp. one with forelocks who has not yet had his coming-of-age ceremony); young male prostitute; young kabuki actor (who may also act as a homosexual prostitute); younger partner in a homosexual relationship

1

to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail

1

to help out of (trouble); to extricate

1

sanctions; punishment

1

expulsion; ousting; ejection; dismissal; banishment

1

dishonor during one's life; shame experienced during one's life

1

semi-invalid

1

death from cold; freezing to death

1

quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money

1

wrecked ship

1

father-in-law; foster father; stepfather

2

disaster; accident; calamity; catastrophe

1

self-sacrifice; self-renunciation

1

sense of justice

1

to give guidance; to explain clearly; to admonish; to preach

1

hero

1

limited time; limited-time offer

1

sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy

1

making do; getting by (somehow); managing

1