jpdb beta

aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad

2

to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into

1

in (e.g. secret); with (e.g. success)

1

pillow word; decorative word used prefixally in classical Japanese literature; preface; introduction

1

inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable

1

to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert

1

bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy

1

to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to

1

atmosphere; mood; sentiment

2

Tales of Yamato (Heian period)

1

attachment (esp. to things); love; affection

1

same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category

1

splendid haiku; well-turned phrase

1

previously; already; for some time; for quite a while

3

ah; oh; hey!

8

string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions

3

to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach

7

husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law

1

karuna (compassion)

1

guidance

2

dead horse

1

sebum; sebaceous matter

1

to get angry; to lose one's temper

1

Sei Shonagon (Poet of the Heian period, included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu)

1

historical or legendary practice of abandoning old people in the mountains, etc.

1

one form (of); a form of

1

ant

1

to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass

1

pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in

4

book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook

1

old age; old person; the old; the aged

1

shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length

1

to read kanji using its native Japanese pronunciation

4

Asatsuna

1

sedge (Cyperaceae spp., esp. members of genus Carex)

1

Fumitoki

1

to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled

2

to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye

4

refinement; elegance; grace

1

various; varied; diverse; all sorts of

4

what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well

3

general situation; whole situation; larger picture; overall situation of a game of go

1

Mr (junior); master; boy

7

poetry and prose

9

school (e.g. of ikebana)

1

clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect

4

brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost

67

first Sanskrit alphabet letter; Africa; Awa (old province of Japan); (arch.) prefixed to names to show intimacy

38

more and more; increasingly; extremely; very

38

society; the world; the times

3