jpdb beta

to brush one's teeth

1

to mimic; to imitate

1

Japanese winterberry; Ilex serrata

3

Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)

4

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

6

day-by-day renewal; rapid progress

1

public affair; government matter; duke; prince; Sir; Lord

1

Satsuma biwa; Satsuma lute

1

composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun

2

song lyrics; words of a song; libretto

1

counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers

2

winter

2

garden tree

1

king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)

1

prizing; valuing highly; esteeming

1

to bear fruit; to produce fruit

1

after all; because; but; even; too; as well

1

to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival

3

ganmodoki; fried tofu fritter made with vegetables

1

food; food products; foodstuffs

1

tofu; bean curd; beancurd

1

carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)

2

lotus root

1

to deep-fry; to make deep-fried food; to launch (fireworks, etc.); to hoist (e.g. a flag); to summon (for geishas, etc.); to call in

2

wild goose

2

flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)

5

delicacy; dainties

1

Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times

1

leading part; leading actor; leading actress

3

general public; the masses

3

general; overall; across-the-board

1

literary

2

Thunberg's geranium (Geranium thunbergii)

1

prosaic

1

cabriole leg (of a table, chair, etc.); stealthy footsteps; walking silently

1

the mistake of a wise man

1

broken umbrella; torn umbrella; shredded umbrella plant (Syneilesis palmata)

1

to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse

1

coarse oilpaper umbrella

1

flowering season

1

to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)

2

Chinese lizard's tail (Saururus chinensis); 11th day after the summer solstice; last seed-sowing and rice-planting day

1

half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)

1

eastern skunk cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus)

1

cow's tongue; sole (any fish of the families Cynoglossidae and Soleidae)

1

coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins

1

faint, ironic or bittersweet smile

1

grey field-speedwell (Veronica polita)

2

to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down

1

Jersey cudweed (species of cottonweed, Gnaphalium affine)

1