jpdb beta

to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)

1

funeral

8

empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless

4

flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession

1

four people

1

to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)

1

structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination

1

to do for real; to do in real life; to carry (a story) into actual practice

1

Hotei; Budai; god of contentment, depicted as a pot-bellied monk who carries a large cloth bag on his back

1

stoutness; corpulence

1

with a friendly grin; smilingly

1

last month

1

here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up

1

outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness

1

expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...

1

New Year

2

twenty-first day of the month; twenty-one days

1

exorcism; ceremonial cleansing from evil influence

1

to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for

2

to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize

1

pongee; soft thin cloth woven from raw silk

1

to be profitable; to yield a profit

3

to be able to see

1

to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain

1

temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; proceeding to; leaving for

1

informal; unofficial

1

to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out

1

refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed

1

to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale

2

rampart; castle walls

4

all times and places; all ages and countries

1

celestial world; heaven

1

angel's raiment; robe of feathers; wings of birds or insects; plumage of birds; type of bug

17

Okinawan fortress

36

supervision; superintendence; chairmanship; chairman

1

disguise; masquerade

1

trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support

2

needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry

2

renewal; replacement; regeneration; metabolism

2

amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity

2

official business; government business; public business; public use; government use

2

load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility

4

inattention; absent-mindedness

2

to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention

1

(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance

4

loving something but being very bad at it

1

Ryukyuan mission to Edo upon the change of the shogun

6

tough guy; wild one; fearless fighter

1

assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation

4

having an audience with someone of very high social standing (e.g. the emperor)

2