jpdb beta

to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous

1

before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand

7

phala (attained state, result); enlightenment (as the fruits of one's Buddhist practice); fruit; counter for pieces of fruit

1

to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive

1

to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)

1

spectacle; sight; scene

1

to surface; to rise to the surface

1

vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand

1

seed (of a fruit); pit; tongue (projecting strip on a board that fits into a groove on another board); clitoris; (arch.) core; (arch.) kernel

1

direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...

1

long

1

chest; coffer; rice tub; lidded round, wooden container for cooked rice

3

colleagues; fellows; comrades

1

preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence

1

this kind of

3

around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now

2

master; expert; mansion; large house; rich family; distinguished family

1

not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)

1

else; in addition; besides

4

to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline

1

Sanekata Chuujō

3

fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry

1

place that is often written about in waka poetry; oft-repeated descriptive epithets in poetry

2

imperial order; imperial decree; imperial command

1

north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku

2

to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)

1

Sendai (city in Miyagi)

1

falling from a horse

1

historical event; ancient event; tradition; folklore; legend

1

high-ranking court noble; senior court official; kugyō; three lords and nine ministers (of the ancient Chinese government)

1

trudging (along); plodding; slowly and with heavy steps

2

truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance

4

to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)

3

point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead

1

historical; traditional; historic

2

ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity

2

good performance; good work; great success

1

to become (a state, condition, etc.)

3

fifth month of the lunar calendar; satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum)

2

to become muddy

2

The Narrow Road to the Deep North (chronicle by Matsuo Basho, published in 1702)

5

writing; composition; essay; sentence

16

inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)

6

state (of the US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. of Canada); continent; province (of Japan); province (of ancient China); prefecture

2

accredited master (of a performing art); being famous; being popular; famous person

1

district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryō period); commandery (in China)

1

lieutenant general; vice-admiral

4

mound; heap; burial mound; tomb; standing stone; stone signpost

4

to wait upon; to serve

1

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

2