jpdb beta

stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing

2

to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud

1

one and only; unique

1

demonstration; show of force

1

state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome

1

to think (only used to speak of others); to turn one's attention toward (only used to speak of others); to have feelings for (only used to speak of others); to honour the target of one's emotions

1

with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward

1

will or decree (esp. of shogun); emperor's wishes

1

to support; to back up; to revive (e.g. a company); to boost (e.g. morale); to bring up; to raise

1

direct; immediate; personal; firsthand

1

winner; victor

1

falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses

1

little finger; pinky; little toe

2

hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping

1

member of shogun's council of elders

7

to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)

1

(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness

1

rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)

3

to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)

1

sculpture; carved statue; graven image

1

slight movement; slight tremor; quiver

2

even

2

to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of

1

Akifusa

4

formal

1

leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure

2

to sit; to squat; to be implicated

1

to lose face; to be disgraced

1

half-way up a slope or stairway; landing; center of three (horizontal) columns (of print) (centre)

1

to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)

1

joke; playfulness; kidding around

1

to shrug one's shoulders

1

genius; brilliance; unusual talent; gifted person; person of unusual talent

1

to write a few lines (to); to drop someone a line; to write a note (to)

1

check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base

1

to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care

1

zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager

1

one's real mother

2

public morals; discipline; rules governing social behavior

1

originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible

1

frequent; incessant

1

to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into

1

area of the Edo castle where the shogun would work and spend his daily life

2

first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface

1

to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)

1

waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae

1

Chinese poem; Chinese poetry

2

practice (in the field); training (esp. practical and hands-on); practical exercise; drill

1

backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal

2

behaviour; behavior

1