jpdb beta

hedge

1

fence; hedge; railing; barrier; wall

5

(about) middle; midway

1

door made of interlaced reeds, bamboo, etc.

1

as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...

1

tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)

1

to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)

1

to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit

1

taste for the simple and quiet; rustic simplicity; austere refinement; enjoyment of a quiet life

1

to roof (a house with some material); to thatch; to shingle; to tile

2

two characters; name

2

what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?

1

doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness

2

brain; brains; mind

1

across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for

3

reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of

3

strictly speaking

1

to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst

1

itself; himself; herself

1

proxy; representative

1

to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)

1

prose

1

translation; deciphering; decoding; translation

1

crude

1

orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim

1

outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings

1

advantage; benefit; profit; interest

1

successive generations; successive emperors

1

Buddhist mortuary tablet

1

wooden statue; wooden image; wooden idol

1

history; pedigree; lineage

1

small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest

1

New Year's pine decoration

4

tying up; binding; total; sum; conclusion (e.g. of a gathering); end; final meal after a drinking party

3

temple; monk

1

usual; ordinary

3

outer surface; outside; outward appearance; manner (with others); demeanour

3

poetic sentiment; poetic interest; poetic inspiration

2

to become rustic; to become countrified

1

thus; in this way; like this

3

to release; to let go (of)

1

separate; respective; different

1

to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry

1

master; teacher

2

first 17-syllable verse of a renga; haiku; first five-syllable line of a tanka

1

while; although; (but) on the other hand; at the same time; opposite side; other side

1

to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)

1

apology

1

even (e.g. even a child); as long as (it is, you are, etc.); (if) only; just

1

to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

1