jpdb beta

brocade; fine dress; fine clothes

1

small silk wrapper; small cloth for wiping tea utensils; crepe wrapper

8

to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back

1

to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up

1

to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head

1

falling prostrate

4

disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity

1

to prostrate oneself before

2

to not know how to act or what to do; to be at a loss

1

learning by watching others; learning by imitation

1

polite; respectful; reverent

1

string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions

1

immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily

1

impoliteness

1

bronze

2

to polish up; to shine up

1

silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank

2

to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell

2

besides; in addition; also; moreover

1

to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate

1

surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality

1

to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out

1

to rust; to become rusty

1

to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)

1

to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)

1

Yata no Kagami (the eight-span mirror; one of the Imperial regalia)

6

in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se

1

eternity; perpetuity; permanence

1

history

1

to place (in relation to the whole); to rank; to position; to locate

1

anecdote

1

to breathe (heavily); to pant; to gasp; to live

1

three kinds; three varieties

1

sacred treasure; the three sacred treasures (sword, jewel, mirror); implement used in religious ceremonies

1

myth; legend

1

box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building

1

there is nothing

1

before one's eyes

1

antique; curio

1

to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time

1

antique; old article; secondhand goods

1

connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within

1

to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully

1

sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible

1

tradition; legend; folklore

1

the Three Sacred Treasures (Mirror, Sword and Jewels); three sacred emblems of sovereign rule; the three divine symbols of the Japanese imperial throne; (set of) three status symbols; three necessities

1

old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago

2

rusted; rusty

1

garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin

1

agonizing cries; pandemonium; two of Buddhism's hells

1