jpdb beta

(rock) crystal; high purity quartz

19

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

4

limpid water

1

to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

5

to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to

4

oddity; eccentricity; peculiarity

1

to grab attention; to attract notice; to be eye-catching

5

construction; architecture (of buildings)

1

strange; eccentric

1

luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous

4

to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see

1

audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)

3

composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization

1

roofed corridor connecting two buildings (in traditional palatial-style architecture)

1

to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate

10

to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)

1

fish

2

silvery scale; fish

1

to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch

3

dark (color); concentrated; thick

1

our country; our land; one's own country

1

chamber maid; female servant; area around the hips; waist area

1

(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement

1

to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential

1

ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited

1

impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky

1

to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way

1

to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified

1

quick-tempered; impatient

1

have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary

2

to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated

4

practice; practising; experience

2

to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve

2

to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence

3

primly; with one's nose in the air; smugly

1

to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory

1

to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded

1

bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans

1

single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)

2

cancer

2

to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply

1

to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square

3

to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away

1

serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady

1

one person; another name; nickname; alias

1

to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride

1

to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight

1

to encourage; to cheer

1

tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard

5

to feel; to sense; to experience

8