jpdb beta

ornament; decoration; figurehead; leader without real power

1

practicality; utility; usefulness

1

nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all

2

treasured sword

3

forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding

1

given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...

3

to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover

1

slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble

1

one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword

2

on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity

1

it doesn't matter what; anything is fine

2

gaudy; flashy; showy

1

to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem

1

here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now

1

long time; many years

1

(your, his, her) daughter

1

marriage; wedding

1

ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for

1

to hold a ceremony

1

banquet or reception hall

11

to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected

1

to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully

1

modern person; people of today

1

custom

1

etiquette; courtesy

1

guest; visitor; visitor's arrival

4

complicated and mysterious

1

indoor (court, pool, etc.)

1

marble

4

to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay

1

innumerable; countless; numberless

2

rectangle; oblong

1

-made; make

1

flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)

1

spreading; laying out; security deposit; Japanese mattress

1

platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala

7

on a stage; on a platform; on an altar

8

four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips

1

one by one; one each; one at a time

1

300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster

1

comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...

1

armoring; armouring; armor; armour

1

along the road; at the side of the road

1

guide; host

2

seat at a table; place at a table

2

to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for

1

showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay

1

cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang

1

gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin

1

to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)

2