jpdb beta

dedication; offering; presentation; oblation

2

to dash (e.g. liquid on someone's face); to slosh; to splash; to souse; to pour

1

timewise; temporal; chronal

1

good handwriting; skillful penmanship; speedy writing; vigorous writing

1

(religious) vow; prayer (for something by making a vow)

3

while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily

1

pillow word; decorative word used prefixally in classical Japanese literature; preface; introduction

1

kakekotoba; pivot word; play on words (esp. in poetry); pun

1

oath; vow; attestation; solemn pledge

1

human sacrifice; victim

1

agricultural community; farm village; rural

1

landslide disaster; sediment disaster

1

time of death; one's final hour; one's end

1

burial; interment

1

cremation

1

ashes (of the deceased); remains from cremation

1

will; testament; last request

1

cremation

2

to affix; to append; to entrust; to refer; to follow (the leader); to submit (a document, etc.)

2

contract; compact; agreement

1

about; concerning; as to; regarding

1

to make up one's mind; to be determined

2

great many; ever so many; any number; as few or as many (as you like); whether large or small

2

to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at

1

conspiracy; collusion

1

curt; blunt; brusque

1

prestige; dignity

1

to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous

1

bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering

1

dodgy dealings; monkey business

2

mine (ours) for the taking; something under one's full control

1

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

2

license with a red seal (licence); shogunate license to trade (licence)

4

if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have

1

(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course

1

to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)

1

easily

1

passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing

2

to give a reason

1

fabrication; put-up job; trumped-up story; frame-up; hoax

2

to distort; to strain (interpretation); to force (meaning)

1

monk; priest; boy

1

origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning

2

to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry

1

handstand; headstand; being upside down; being in reverse

1

in camp; at the front

2

in accordance with plans; just as planned

1

to send (rain); to shed

1

beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...

1

ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)

1