jpdb beta

meandering; winding

1

polite; respectful; reverent

1

rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse

1

short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)

1

to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at

1

wooden clappers

1

disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient

1

to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue

4

ninefold; imperial palace; the Court

2

young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute

16

infancy; childhood; tender age

1

peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable

1

painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh

5

to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal

9

disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes

2

something to rely on; aid; someone to rely on; relative; reminder; memento

3

to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour

2

vassal; retainer

6

will; volition; intention; intent; determination

4

beach; foreshore

1

central figure; pillar (e.g. of the nation); chief; boss; master carpenter; beams and ridge supports of a roof

2

this area; around here

13

sweep of the tide; drift of the tide; tidal current

1

difficult to understand

1

difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble

1

postponement; deferment; adjournment

1

father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)

1

how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name

2

to lower the curtain; to come to an end

1

nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion

2

arrogance; haughtiness; conceitedness

1

big star; superstar

2

human drama

3

play; drama

6

to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude

2

caterer

3

with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around

4

something; some kind of; for some reason

2

stand; stall; booth; kiosk; store

2

box lunch (containing rice and 10-15 small portions of fish, meat, and vegetables)

1

wet towel (supplied at table); hot, moistened hand towel

2

perfect; complete; thorough; leaving nothing to be desired; more than satisfactory

1

hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat

2

strength; power; proficiency; ability

6

highlight (scene); high point; climax; show-off scene (of an actor in a play)

1

to win fame; to be widely-known; to be well known; to make a name for oneself

2

district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district; wide and empty

1

high-ranking noh actor; head of a school of noh performance; high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara) (Edo-period); jōruri narrator; manzai narrator; female role actor in kabuki; low ranking priest in a Shinto shrine

3

to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric

1

extravagant spending; wasteful spending; splurging; squandering

2