jpdb beta

what was said; what it means; origin of a story (or tradition, etc.)

1

to be delirious with fever; to have a feverish dream; (fig.) to be crazy about something

1

to waste time; to kill time

5

contradiction; inconsistency

1

sage; wise man; wise person; buddha; bodhisattva; enlightened priest

2

fool; nitwit; The Fool (Tarot card)

1

wild idea; delusion

1

extremely; very

1

to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone

12

talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity

5

to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from

2

be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)

13

to recite; to chant; to read aloud

1

nevertheless; even then; however; be that as it may; even so; though that it be so

1

labor; labour; toil; hardship

1

mochi; (sticky) rice cake

6

nonsense; no meaning; meaningless

4

to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light

4

100,000; hundred thousand

1

group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school

3

miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness

1

miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness

6

manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making

1

this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness

3

suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go

2

to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)

6

escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis

1

return present; return gift; something done in return (as way of thanks); retaliation; revenge

1

Walpurgis

7

sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)

1

effect; virtue; efficacy; one's dominant eye

2

inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about

1

one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object

9

to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)

4

lazy; idle; indolence; laziness; sloth

2

value; worth; merit

4

to come alive; to get going; to start to move

4

(a) jump; splashes (usu. of mud); upward turn at the bottom (e.g. of a vertical stroke of a kanji or of a hairdo); close (e.g. of a theatrical performance); breakup

3

once more

4

copybook; model; pattern

1

net weight; useful part; actual content; real; effective

1

Helena

1

town; block; downtown; main street; street; road

11

(another's) daughter; young lady

3

ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt

1

to break free of

2

extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd

2

manners; behavior; behaviour

6

downcast look

1

to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)

1