jpdb beta

plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit

1

in fact

4

idle talk; nonsense; fool; idiot; irresponsible; nonsensical

1

the way one talks; one's way of speaking

2

one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind

6

to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of

6

our

3

to go around spreading (news, rumors, etc.); to cry about; to circulate; to broadcast

3

to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm

2

foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige

1

good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response

3

entirely; completely; all; nothing but

1

the very best; excellent; superb

4

fatherly master

1

well done; good job

1

so trifling; so trivial

1

empty gun; gun loaded with blanks; firing a blank

1

to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy

36

to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply

2

otherwise; or else; if not

3

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

2

bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects

26

to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal

17

turning over; flipping over; reply; response; marks written alongside characters in a classical Chinese text to indicate their ordering when read in Japanese; lapel

1

short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)

22

unification; integration

2

silverwork

2

black (colour, color)

6

to draw a sword

3

to be clear; to be distinct; to be skillful; to be skilful; to be well-executed; to get cold

1

double-edged; double-edged blade

6

ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf

5

pattern; design

9

distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment

5

ornament; decoration

3

point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack

26

pommel

3

sigh

19

Shugendō; Japanese mountain asceticism incorporating Shinto and Buddhist concepts

25

En no Ozunu (634-c.700) (founder of Shugendō)

1

creeping plant; creeper; vine; liana; liane

3

Emperor Mommu; Mommu Tenno (683-707 CE, reigning: 697-707 CE)

1

(imperial) reign; period

1

word; remark; statement

1

Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)

4

gods of the land; earthly deities

1

valley floor; bottom of a gorge; bottom of a ravine

2

stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm

2

suspicious

1

bad smell; stink

2