jpdb beta

beyond one's means or position; inappropriate to one's lot in life

1

money; metal

33

old precedent; tradition; custom

1

infancy; childhood; tender age

1

gold leaf; gold foil; beaten gold

3

thickness

1

miniature shrine with double doors (used to store important Buddhist items such as sutras, etc.); cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.); carved and decorated stone container for storing the bones of one's ancestors (in Okinawa)

2

brass

1

light offered to a god or Buddha; votive light

4

light; lamp

4

comparatively; relatively

6

to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake

5

how many times; how often

1

to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke

2

Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; clitoris

3

pigeon; dove

3

close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; being in close proximity; being adjacent

1

association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion

1

in the same way; like; likewise; similarly

14

legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small

2

one plate (of food); one dish; one helping

1

Bunkyū era (1861.2.19-1864.2.20)

1

earthenware; unglazed (bisque-fired) earthenware

3

taking no notice (of); showing no interest (in); paying no attention (to); ignoring completely

1

work; job; labor; work

4

to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)

14

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

3

anger; wrath

2

whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard

2

to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with

5

speed; velocity; pace; velocity

4

contagion; infection

6

now (while the time is ripe); while one still can

3

angrily; in a huff; in anger; plump; tender

1

injury; harm; evil influence; damage

4

unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful

3

deformity; distortion; disability; word written at the end of a letter

4

tip; gratuity; alms

3

examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test

3

passing (an examination); making the grade

2

burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case

3

height; stature

2

short (of a person)

1

depending on the answer; hinging on the reply

1

to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition

2

nutrient

2

door; entrance; gateway

4

ringing; sound

1

purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive

14

unrecognized genius; exceptional person hidden among the masses; reclining dragon

10