jpdb beta

stone pillar

2

pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.

2

surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality

4

letter (of alphabet); character; writing

2

tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed

1

to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)

3

(religious) faith; belief; creed

1

seven

3

Shinto priest

2

blessing

4

to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer

1

altar

10

to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter

2

to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)

1

ritual prayer; invocation of the gods participating in a rite; congratulatory address

1

to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice

3

vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance

4

as planned

2

soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost

4

the New Year begins; the New Year starts

2

(grape) wine

2

sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages

5

miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness

1

to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)

1

sake bottle

1

three; three years of age

1

to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)

1

contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade

3

to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)

1

sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)

1

to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off

2

to drink up; to drain (cup)

1

to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for

1

suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)

2

to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)

3

(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of

3

face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house

1

ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)

1

fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence

1

unavoidable; no help for

1

prefix for forming ordinal numbers

1

generation; lifetime; age

1

under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side

2

calendar; almanac

4

500; five hundred; many

2

trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts

2

appreciation; thanks; gratitude

1

expression; look; countenance; face

1

light; illumination; glow; lamp; light

3

including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)

5