jpdb beta

teacup

13

to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up

18

to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of

5

already completely (did, happened, etc.); already entirely

12

tableware

12

cupboard; sideboard

1

tub; washbasin; washbowl

3

matter for the future; something that is a long way off; something that is not going to happen anytime soon

2

an instant; a split second; no time at all; (lit.) time of an "ah!"

9

small; little; tiny

2

to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task

3

to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect

7

inadvertently (letting out a laugh); quickly; all of a sudden; all at once

1

dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)

3

going straight (to); going direct; unwavering action; decisive action; upright conduct

1

Katsugen (milk-based drink sold in Hokkaido)

3

fermented milk drink (e.g. Yakult, Calpis, Calpico); lactic fermenting beverage

1

hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build

3

caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution

2

to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be

7

falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off

5

New Year's card

5

Eastern Hokkaidō; Dōtō

13

Lake Mashū

9

first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant

7

composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement

4

to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)

13

taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair

4

to grow fond of; to grow attached to; to become enamoured with

1

singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares

1

two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)

5

this and that; one thing or another

2

one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)

20

mane (of a horse, lion, etc.)

1

grooming oneself (esp. animals); mutual grooming (e.g. monkeys); social grooming; personal grooming

1

old poem (esp. waka); old song

1

waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae

2

Man'yōshū (8th century anthology of Japanese poetry)

3

(Ogura) Hyakunin Isshu; classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets; hyakunin isshu karuta; hyakunin isshu poetry cards; deck of 200 cards, the 100 waka of the Hyakunin Isshu split between them, to be matched together during the game

2

New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January

3

darling (woman); dear; one's sister; friend

1

foot soldier (Edo period); samurai on foot; (arch.) going on foot; (arch.) walking

1

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable

2

I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt

3

going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people

1

to get on a horse; to mount a horse

4

line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style

4

to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)

6

prayer; supplication

1

beloved wife; cherishing one's wife

2