jpdb beta

sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly

1

upstart; parvenu

1

to smash up; to defeat crushingly

1

noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.

2

liking; taste; choice

1

reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight

3

lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many

2

small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit

1

set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one

1

falconry

1

rainfall; snowfall; alighting; descending

1

unforgivable; inexcusable; unpardonable

1

wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)

1

of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)

1

to proceed in a logical manner; to go through the proper channels

2

(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act

3

to lodge a complaint

2

prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot

1

to chip; to nick; to break; to lack

1

to be hesitant; to feel timid

1

fair and square; open and aboveboard

1

accompanying; being in attendance on; inner offerer (any of the 10 high-ranking monks serving at the inner offering hall)

1

fair; just and upright; open and honest; aboveboard; honourable

1

custom; practice; convention; precedent

3

our country; our land; one's own country

2

peafowl (incl. the male peacock, female peahen, and young peachick)

2

Engi era (901.7.15-923.4.11)

1

anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most

2

meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview

1

to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour

1

understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy

1

to set about in earnest; to put one's back into something

1

sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety

2

bodyguard (of a noble or high-ranking official); guard; attendant; aide; statues of guards that flank the gate of a shrine

1

to be relieved of one's post

1

other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination

2

selfishness; selfish motive

1

failing to recognize someone; underestimation

2

silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction

1

decisive; resolute; drastic

1

measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment

2

to be scared

2

so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite

1

Akaihane (fund-raising organisation for welfare services); Red Feather

1

unfavourably; unfavorably; disparagingly; insultingly; ill

1

children's hairstyle of short untied hair; child with short untied hair; young girl working as a servant for a high-class prostitute (Edo period); (arch.) baldness; (arch.) bald head

10

daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor

1

Settsu (former province located in the northern and central parts of present-day Osaka and the southeast of Hyogo prefectures)

2

if not

6

greater than ...; bigger ...

2