jpdb beta

brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter

1

to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up

2

to begin to tremble

1

average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to

1

hundred times; hundred degrees

1

to be born again; to make a fresh start in life

1

molasses; black treacle; (sugar) syrup

1

good-for-nothing; worthless

1

seeming very

1

fifty; 50

7

three large cities (esp. Edo, Kyoto, and Osaka during the Edo period)

1

the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there

1

even

1

I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)

1

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

2

to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to strike (a match)

1

shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear

1

to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of

2

pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission

3

fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly

1

to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)

2

hidden treasure; treasured article

3

lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication

2

life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood

2

and; as well as

3

lake (in place names)

1

to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to

2

day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date

11

origin; beginning

3

free talk; irresponsible talk

1

chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus

1

article to be delivered; present

1

kingdom; monarchy

3

amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity

1

beggar; begging

3

old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly

1

to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty

1

thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward

1

to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)

2

(please) look; see; (please) try to do

1

robe

1

situation where alcohol is being served; (over) a drink

1

play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest

1

next day

2

accommodation; lodging

1

lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)

5

to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise

1

to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included

5

(one's) life

2

orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course

2