jpdb beta

rapid-fire

1

distance (of a ski jump, baseball hit, etc.); carry (of a golf ball); flight (of an arrow)

1

folding one's arms

4

live-in (e.g. job)

1

large amount of money; great cost

1

one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)

1

to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)

1

to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on

3

to gather

1

profitable; lucrative

1

to want something desperately; to want something (so badly one can taste it)

1

one's property; personal effects; one's belongings

1

value; worth; virtue; blessing

2

gods and Buddha; Shinto and Buddhism

1

behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast

1

to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake

4

a fortune

1

selfish; self-seeking; self-interested; mean

1

(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit

1

collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval

1

to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)

1

scorch; burn; burnt rice; part of ceramic glaze that has become dark or darkish-brown during firing

2

battlefield; battleground

5

earnings

1

thief; robber

3

to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at

3

upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes

1

combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination

2

entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly

2

to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal

1

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

13

white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb

2

(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance

1

earnestly; immediately; exactly

4

zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects; hornbeam (deciduous tree in the birch family)

4

Genroku era (1688.9.30-1704.3.13)

4

to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)

3

as (somebody) says

3

neighboring villages; neighbouring villages; suburban districts

1

Shinto shrine

1

miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness

1

memorial service for the dead; holding a service

1

plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly

1

raging stream; rapids

1

to raise one's voice; to shout

6

party of two

1

to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged

4

feel when biting; manner of enunciation

1

easily; readily; with ease; without trouble

4

to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go

2