jpdb beta

shoji (paper sliding door)

22

sunken hearth; sunken fireplace

2

area; region; district; locality

3

annual tribute; land tax

2

summarization; summary; generalization; review (by labour or political movements of past activities, results, etc.)

4

village headman (esp. in the Kansai region)

1

as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")

3

smoked food; smoking (fish, meat, etc.); smoked

1

treat; banquet; feast; thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal

1

good heavens!; oh my god!; gee whiz

1

middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years

6

basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage

6

then; and (then); in that case; if so

2

not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)

4

taking no notice (of); showing no interest (in); paying no attention (to); ignoring completely

1

hungrily; voraciously; ravenously; greedily; avariciously; eagerly

1

tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes

2

to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry

1

flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness

8

to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)

4

permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis

7

as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough

12

same name; homonym

2

distant relative

6

perfect; complete; thorough; leaving nothing to be desired; more than satisfactory

1

to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue

27

person of paramount authority; supreme wielder of power

13

ceremony; rites

72

distant view; looking from a distance; being able to see a long distance; good long-distance vision; farsightedness

4

echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound

3

nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging

6

next year

12

tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)

8

crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing

1

various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)

3

title

5

highly cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); grass style

2

sign; symbol; mark

1

imperial court; Japanese Imperial Court; (arch.) Japan

1

selection test

1

government official

12

leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar

8

national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic

1

one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume

5

to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn

5

momentous (crucial) decision

1

appointment; assignment; promotion

1

end; tip; extremities; rank and file; part of an organisation furthest from the centre

1

so; therefore; and; (and) then

11

decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing

2