jpdb beta

water's surface

3

to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe

3

truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance

1

to play a central role; to take a leading part

1

to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on

1

to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to

1

so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...

1

to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)

1

Son of God; child of an emperor

2

foreign god

1

protection; repellent

1

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

1

déjà vu

1

to rage; to be fierce; to be excited

1

to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke

1

(arch.) southern barbarians (formerly used by the Chinese to refer to non-ethnic Chinese to the south); (arch.) South-East Asia; (arch.) Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal, their South-East Asian colonies, and their goods and people arriving in Japan via the colonies); exotic (esp. Western European or South-East Asian style); (in dance, puppetry, etc.) thrusting the right foot and right arm forward at the same time (or left foot and left arm); nanban; dish prepared using chili peppers and Welsh onions

1

situation; developments; outcome

2

name; title

1

the heavens; the skies; celestial sphere; heavenly realm; deva realm

2

in plain words; in plain terms; put simply

1

control; management (e.g. of a business)

1

great emperor; ... the Great

1

immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); Taoist immortal; supernatural being; (in Japan) 11th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. C)

2

facetious; droll; funny

1

to open one's eyes wide

2

you; my dear; hey

1

forte; strong point

1

damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very

2

Athena (Greek goddess)

1

to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst

1

China (sometimes also used in ref. to Korea or other foreign countries)

1

you

4

to fall asleep

1

to bear fruit; to ripen

2

front gate

1

back gate

1

satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy

1

both parties; both sides

2

I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference

1

as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible

1

to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)

3

to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)

2

to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare

1

what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?

1

details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof

2

elderly nobleman

2

cornered bird

1

mule

2

meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody

1

to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake

1