jpdb beta

to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

2

novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic

1

tactics; strategy

1

better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth

1

resources; maneuver; manoeuvre

2

can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something

1

by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn

1

natural gifts; Tenju era (of the Southern Court; 1375.5.27-1381.2.10)

1

uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual

1

for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being

1

ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)

1

after this; from now on; henceforth; (arch.) coming late; (arch.) someone coming late

1

enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to

1

religious exultation; ecstasy

1

cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits

1

Vaisravana (guardian god of Buddhism)

5

heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer); child (e.g. of an era); product

2

lady; nobleman's wife

30

Bishamondou

1

hundred days; lengthy time

1

vow; oath; pledge

1

rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)

4

visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship

1

to become pregnant

1

incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification

1

to be born again; to make a fresh start in life

1

to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue

1

to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated

2

pious; devout

1

quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly

3

to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)

1

to blow fiercely; to rage; (arch.) to play (a flute, etc.) for fun

1

this year

1

to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)

2

bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)

2

to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)

1

to warm; to heat

4

open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)

5

looking; viewing; (please) try (to)

2

rough estimate; rough calculation; expectation; anticipation; plan

1

camp stool; folding stool

3

at that (very) moment; just then

2

warming; warmth

1

weak; delicate; sickly

1

to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled

4

holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night

1

to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm

3

flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely

4

indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted

4

child; small person; dwarf; midget; narrow-minded person; mean person

1