jpdb beta

to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince

3

entrails; giblets; tripe; offal

1

to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)

1

quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on

1

dirt mound; dirt walls on the inside of the sunken hearth in a tea room; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period

5

(noble's) page

3

drowned body

1

chilly; rather cold; somewhat cold

2

being somewhat excited (agitated)

1

weird; eerie; uncanny

3

among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)

4

last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period

1

grotesque

1

technical; practical

1

to soften; to moderate; to relieve

3

to be sacked; to be dismissed

1

elasticity; flexibility

4

flabby; limp; soft and pliable

3

ending without incident; being successfully brought to completion; finishing something without a hitch

2

warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer

5

patron god; tutelar deity; guardian deity; local deity

1

brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)

1

spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity

14

to be talked about; to get a name for oneself; to get publicity

1

contribution (to a temple, shrine, etc.); donation

1

eerie; spooky

1

improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank

8

grace (of God); divine favour; benefit; efficacy

1

offertory box

1

to clap one's hands in prayer

1

10 yen coin

1

afterglow

1

purple; violet

2

curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)

2

to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)

3

corpse; remains

3

mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with

9

ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid

1

cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman

2

to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to

2

plank of a bridge; bridge plank

3

creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring

1

wool

1

deeply (stab, thrust, etc.); hard

1

teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)

4

half a year; six months

9

one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve

1

double suicide; lovers' suicide

2

dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism)

2

indiscrimination; without discrimination; indiscriminate

3