jpdb beta

sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered

2

to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at

2

Genji era (1864.2.20-1865.4.7)

5

first year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began

4

wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis

1

seal

2

there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately

5

coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency

1

blood vessel; blood relationship

1

goosebumps; gooseflesh; goose pimples; rough skin; coarse skin

1

complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression

3

arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength

4

to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage

3

to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off

3

details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view

1

page; nth page; page ...

1

brown coal; lignite

3

noble (birth); royal; august; exalted; high-born; of high rank

1

lady; gentleman; person

3

throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)

4

activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor

1

ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price

2

Hamaguri Gomon incident (1864 clash between pro and anti-shogunate forces)

1

Hamaguri Rebellion (1864); Kinmon incident

1

political

1

reform; reformation; reorganization

1

Chōshū; (former) Nagato Province

1

han (estate of a daimyo in the Edo and early Meiji periods); feudal domain; fief; province

2

shogunate; bakufu; shogun's headquarters; Imperial Guards office; residence of the Imperial Guards commander

1

Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)

1

meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club

1

Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry

1

mulberry (tree)

1

circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral

3

to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight

1

event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble

5

from there; thence

1

to say no more; to sink into silence

4

finger; toe; digit

2

to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

3

sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively

1

age; era; period; date

1

glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes

1

to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust

1

earthworm; worm

1

in the ground; in the earth; underground; subterranean

1

world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign

3

until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it

4

ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

4

to fear; to be afraid of

1