jpdb beta

warm heart; kindliness

1

to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only

2

crisis management

1

link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic

1

poetry contest

2

waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae

1

(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality

1

to compete with; to vie for

1

event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening

1

concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial

2

how; in what way; in what manner

1

poet (of tanka poems)

1

right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing

2

two

4

to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)

1

each; respectively

1

title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)

2

to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone

2

victory or defeat; victory and defeat

1

to do

1

name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext

1

secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private

2

to knit (one's eyebrows)

2

Tentoku era (957.10.27-961.2.16)

1

Tadami

1

first love; puppy love

1

to fall in love (with); to love

2

rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk

1

to spread; to be propagated

1

first part of a poem or verse

1

lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end

1

section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.

1

secret; private; surreptitious

1

readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation

1

to be too long

1

desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application

4

desperately; for one's dear life

2

quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money

1

entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning

1

Leo (constellation); the Lion

1

to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem

1

theme song

1

counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such)

3

program (e.g. TV); programme

2

application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment

2

serious injury

1

panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind

2

to be surprised; to be astonished

6

at that time; that time

2

how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name

1