jpdb beta

surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality

5

to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet

1

down; below; downward

1

meteor; shooting star; falling star

2

to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to

6

feeble

2

intensely; heavily

1

dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze

9

negative emotions; negative feelings

1

to make a copy; to transcribe; to reproduce; to trace

1

with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous

5

one after next; second

1

direct

2

siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate

4

(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority

1

father-in-law; foster father; stepfather

1

surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)

1

magistrate's office

7

Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)

4

gun; cannon; artillery

1

shell; cannonball

2

gunpowder magazine; magazine; explosives warehouse; (fig.) powder keg

1

(direct) hit; hitting the mark

1

to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for

6

to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye

7

to cease; to stop; to be over

9

cowardice

1

escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion

3

foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury

1

well-behaved

1

to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)

2

to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on

2

object representative of a divine spirit; object to which a spirit is drawn or summoned; object or animal occupied by a kami

1

to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)

2

to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)

2

bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre

16

shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length

1

a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily

2

snappingly; with a snap; merely ...; having just ...

1

to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)

3

hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment

1

cause; origin; source

4

spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell

1

still more; even more; much more; increased; greater

2

pious; devout

2

disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure

1

to rub; to scrub; to scrape

2

anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside

4

(one's) seated posture

1

all; everyone; everybody

1