jpdb beta

kindly face

1

ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat

1

someone who is suddenly quiet and meek; (lit.) borrowed cat

1

I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)

1

wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam

5

child one is expecting; child in one's womb

1

plotting (of maps); mapping; compilation

1

management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome

10

to leave behind; to put off; to postpone

1

mother's body (esp. when pregnant or after giving birth); parent body; parent organization; base

1

hitting a dangerous (harmful) spot (e.g. hitting one's head)

2

mother and child

7

service for the benefit of suffering spirits

1

to hold a memorial service for the dead, praying for their happiness in the next life by chanting sutras

1

shallow thinking; superficial view; insufficient consideration

1

one stroke (of a brush); a few lines (of writing); note; writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush); parcel (of land); same handwriting

2

as for me; I

2

knowing; (an) acquaintance

1

indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very

2

nth year in the Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25)

2

self-satisfaction; rejoicing

1

we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)

2

regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected

1

profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana

7

filial piety; showing devotion (to someone)

2

idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon

1

occasionally; now and then; from time to time

3

the spoken words of the emperor or a noble

1

repeatedly; to a tremendous extent

3

Namu Amida Butsu; Hail Amitabha Buddha; Homage to Amida Buddha; prayer for rebirth in Sukhavati, the Pure Land of Amitabha

1

muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness

5

grand; imposing; magnificent

1

to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses

1

joint signature

3

to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)

1

to violate the law; to have a brush with the law; to have a run-in with the law

3

altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced

1

political

1

foresight; forethought; far-sighted plan; planning ahead

1

slightest connection; slender connection; sliver (e.g. of hope); one thread

2

depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...

1

to stab to death

1

to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)

1

to swim

2

sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment

1

supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory

2

shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)

1

Council of Five Elders (committee of daimyo formed by Toyotomi Hideyoshi to rule Japan until his son Hideyori came of age)

1

prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum

1

error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense

1