jpdb beta

origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature

3

to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright

4

forging; tempering; drilling; training; disciplining

1

shape; form

4

straight sword

3

edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)

12

blue sky

1

sunshine; sunlight

1

king; monarch; ruler; champion

4

arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour

1

majestic; commanding; imposing; stately; dignified; with pomp and circumstance

1

training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha

4

to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)

3

to be worried; to be troubled

4

see you later; goodbye; sincerely

2

right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right

3

index finger; forefinger; second toe

2

to push (something) against

1

skin

1

to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided

1

drop (e.g. of water); drip

1

to blow out; to spout out

1

fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe

2

before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner

11

cloud

3

Izumo (former province located in the east of present-day Shimane Prefecture)

3

fences within fences

6

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable

1

antiquity; ancient times

4

song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry

10

to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon

2

section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.

1

to write down

2

metallic taste; taste of iron

1

with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word

5

to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember

2

spell; curse; dharani; mantra

5

red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

1

dripping (with); brimming

1

to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb

1

verse

1

to wash away; to rinse off

1

to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)

7

a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon

1

quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive

2

that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you

3

if so; in that case; in that situation

1

within a school

4

unnatural; artificial; affected; strained

1

trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing

1