jpdb beta

pi

1

squaring; multiplying (a number) by itself; second power

1

numerical formula

1

the following week; the next week

2

to gather (bringing something); to gather (to exchange something)

1

study group; study meeting

3

to become better; to improve

1

to expedite; to encourage; to spur (on)

1

reform; innovation

1

mathematics; arithmetic

1

national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)

1

A Collection of Tales from Uji

1

dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook

1

Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure

1

simply put

1

close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum

6

hunting (of animals such as boar, deer, etc.)

2

Buddhist priest; monk; son (of others)

5

deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid

5

disguise; masquerade

2

was

1

wrinkle; crease; ripple

1

last moves (in go, shogi, or chess); endgame; gathering; collecting; coming together

1

to take a class

1

vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry

1

appears to be; apparently

1

to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)

2

not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether

1

west

1

head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)

1

I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt

1

to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back

6

means; is; as for

1

to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says

1

substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice

1

hunter; huntsman

1

killing; destruction of life; cruel; heartless; callous

1

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

2

on purpose; deliberately; intentionally

1

tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster

1

religious; spiritual

1

leather

1

to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)

1

it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but

1

eyelashes

1

to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt

1

languorous; weary; listless; somber; sombre; gloomy

1

a Buddha; deceased person

1

to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything

1

to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it

1