jpdb beta

turning point; change; transition; (arch.) point of difference

2

freezing weather; agar-agar; vegetable gelatin

3

amplitude

1

semisolid

1

pebble

4

to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight

3

density

5

indigo blue

2

indigo dye

1

to be hazy; to be misty

1

to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)

2

to fly in the air

5

(silk) gauze

1

smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable

1

nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not

4

proximity; nearness; soon; nearby

2

intoxication; being carried away by; being enraptured by

5

ocean navigation

1

floating and sinking; rise and fall; ebb and flow; ups and downs

1

shielding; sheltering; screening; shading; masking

1

steering (of a boat); steerage

1

simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive

11

interior; inside; internal

2

pleasant; agreeable; comfortable

1

country samurai

1

to be in disorder; to lie scattered around

1

to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end

4

final farewell

2

to follow; to come along with one; to accompany

2

inscription; epitaph; (manufacturer's) engraved signature; motto; maxim

3

Stradivarius

1

royal family

6

serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce

3

Wakugawa

2

hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious

2

interval; step; pitch; key

2

unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to

2

to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to

7

is that so? (generally rhetorical)

14

formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)

11

(arch.) way; (arch.) road; way to ...; road to ...

17

performer or player (of an instrument)

1

to have confidence in one's own abilities

1

Bushido; samurai code of chivalry

3

posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance

7

splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!

2

will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)

7

deep impression

5

to possess; to haunt

1

famous sword; sword blade by Masamune; sake; Japanese rice wine; brand of sake from Nada region during Tenpō era (1830-1844)

1