jpdb beta

purification; refining; simplification

1

work; operation; task

2

anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago

1

to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

1

flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda

2

section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.; maxim

1

country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)

2

to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone

1

congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present

1

ritual prayer; invocation of the gods participating in a rite; congratulatory address

3

clean; clear; pure; honest; clean

1

agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation

1

to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform

1

suddenly (e.g. falling, weakening, etc.); sharply; with a jerk

1

to drop to one's knees; to sink to one's knees

1

to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward

3

shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early

1

encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)

1

old-timer; veteran; senior; old stump; old roots

1

senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor

1

to need; to call for; to require

1

to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake

1

substitute article; back-up

1

unnecessary; unneeded

2

to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far

1

Japanese umbrella

1

to hold (umbrella) over

1

doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man

2

splendid; magnificent; gorgeous

1

long-sleeved kimono

2

peace (esp. of the world); peace and calm; tranquility; tranquillity

1

pitch-black; darkness

1

next term; next period; next version; next release

1

older sister; elder sister

7

eighteen; 18

2

counter for places, parts, passages, etc.

2

child

10

but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

1

before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed

2

to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance

1

formal (way); orthodox; regular; in earnest; serious; proper

3

reply; answer

1

flustered; confused; panicked

1

you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)

3

back of the hand

1

half day

2

ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole

1

to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off

1

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.

5

to develop one's ability

1