jpdb beta

starting point; origin

1

long (time); protracted; prolonged

1

besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so

1

qualifications; requirements; capabilities

19

to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)

4

blood relative

1

breast; udder

1

slightly; a little; barely; narrowly; only; just

1

to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain

2

status; position; method; way; rule; regulation

2

Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters; Japan's oldest historical record

5

mountain in early spring; mountain that has the appearance of spring

2

haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)

1

vibrancy; strength; (esp. of men) one's prime (approx. age 30); counter for times of moxibustion

2

mother

1

Hitachi Fudoki (description of the culture, climate, etc. of Hitachi province; approx. 720 CE)

1

earthenware vessel for alcoholic beverages, etc.

1

to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)

1

boy; son; baby boy; young man

1

body; physical system; (the) person

6

manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining

2

fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking

9

Taketori Monogatari (The Tale of the Bamboo-Cutter)

1

Kaguya-Hime (main character of Taketori Monogatari); Princess Kaguya

1

angel's feathered robe

1

wearing (e.g. uniform, seat belt); having on

1

moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time

1

shaman; oracle; diviner; medium

1

descriptive poetry; epic poem

6

swan (Cygnus spp.); white-feathered bird

3

I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect

7

the first ...; primary

1

male coming-of-age-ceremony; shaving one's eyebrows, blackening one's teeth, and wearing one's hair in the marumage style (of a newly married woman; Edo period)

1

handcraft; handwork; hand throwing technique (judo)

1

coupled with; together

2

clothes

2

real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice sword)

3

to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest

1

gist; main point

1

pure; true; genuine; unmixed

3

something to wear; clothes

1

consequence; outcome; result; blame

1

before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end

5

Suwa

4

-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure

57

to act (as); to hold an office; to play the part (of)

2

feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about

1

impulse; impetus; urge

1

to come alive; to get going; to start to move

1

pure land (esp. the Western Pure Land paradise of Amitabha); (Buddhist) paradise; Pure Land Buddhism

1