jpdb beta

present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)

3

rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power

1

agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting

5

new; fresh; novel

16

comprehension; understanding

1

appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices

2

bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre

6

sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages

2

to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check

6

to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)

10

round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm

1

to make; to manufacture

1

palm (of one's hand)

10

to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up

3

to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off

2

meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast

2

(religious) faith; belief; creed

6

stability; steadiness; equilibrium

6

occult

1

thought; idea; ideology

6

to develop a rash or inflammation (e.g. in response to a skin irritant); to react to (something); to be strongly influenced (usu. negative or critical nuance)

2

Baudelaire

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Arthur Rimbaud

1

Yates

1

such ... as; or some such

19

poet

3

writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word

2

to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage

1

to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)

15

to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

24

wave; ups and downs

8

this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type

2

phenomenon

7

thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned

1

to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain

1

to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

12

this for sure; certainly is

3

true meaning; underlying principle

3

in; on; at (place); as for; regarding

3

charm; magical tool

2

to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect

1

to surround; to crowd around

1

temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle

6

to guess right

1

being startled; getting a shock

1

guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement

2

exceedingly; extremely; decisively

3

to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend

5

eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey

7

blinking (in surprise)

1