jpdb beta

to resound; to reverberate; to make a stir

2

ancestor; forefather; foremother

1

rolling up one's sleeves

5

cash; money; zeni coin

2

drawstring purse; money pouch; pouch of fried tofu stuffed with var. ingredients, used in oden; hanger-on; follower; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute (Edo period)

2

itinerant entertainer

2

conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance

1

to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize

2

round shape; circle; circular form

1

anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago

1

Komae

1

sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)

12

spinning top (traditionally made of Japanese Babylon shell)

1

five colors (esp. red, blue, yellow, white and black); five colours; many kinds; varied; melon; gourd

1

India; cotton sheeting; foreign; imported; ultra-spicy; extra hot

1

visit (from abroad); introduction (from abroad); importation

4

origin; beginning; start

1

abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning

1

chief councillor of state; chief councilor of state; large-grained variety of adzuki bean

1

small pine; young pine

1

hooray!; cheers!; bravo!; loud (e.g. applause); enthusiastic; tumultuous

1

beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...

1

container made by cutting a piece of bamboo lengthways; bamboo tube; bamboo cylinder

1

fire alarm; fire bell

1

commencing with; including

2

lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk

1

round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money

7

brass

1

to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over

1

antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester

1

Tajima (former province located in the north of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)

1

bet; wager; stake; gamble

2

(TV) comedian; performer (esp. of a traditional art); entertainer; talented person; accomplished person

3

futures; credit (buying); stretching; total (preceding counter, unit, etc.); aggregate

1

very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason

1

to jest; to clown (around)

1

really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly

3

fatal; lethal

2

order; item (of a budget revision, etc.); counter for played stones; counter for surrounded points

2

to proceed with things; to carry out; to do

1

street performer

2

unable to wait

1

close call; narrow margin; the eleventh hour

1

to become pale; to turn pale

1

wisdom and courage

1

to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)

3

tip-off; informing secretly; reporting secretly

1

to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)

2

nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner

1

alarm bell

1