jpdb beta

to memorize; to memorise; to recite from memory

1

biwa (Japanese lute)

6

harp; lyre

1

to report to the Emperor; to play (musical instrument); to accomplish

1

dancing; dance

3

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

3

technique; art; skill; move

2

oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)

2

to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed

20

suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange

1

to attempt; to test; to try out

1

(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression

2

various; a variety of; all kinds of; many; diverse

1

oath; vow

1

to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise

2

beginning of the world; creation

1

proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment

2

that is; namely; i.e.

1

index finger; forefinger; second toe

5

talisman; amulet; charm

1

last chapter (book, etc.)

1

dawn; daybreak; beginning

1

to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)

1

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

3

to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty

1

must not; do not

1

great riches

1

to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate

3

poor person

1

gravesite; tomb

2

friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by

1

supreme; sublime; highest

3

almighty; omnipotent

2

modest; reserved; quiet; humble

3

to hold one's tongue; to shut up

6

to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together

3

ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml

1

unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison

1

by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being

14

good humour (humor); good mood

3

graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet

1

singing and dancing

1

splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight

5

no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as

1

to cut into (a conversation); to interject

2

to watch over; to watch attentively

5

self first; striving to be first; scrambling for

2

just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"

4

ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity

1

to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest

1