jpdb beta

romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance

1

all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception

1

three sons; third son

1

usurpation; taking back; dispossession

1

assassination

1

one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)

1

blueness; greenness; tinge of blue; (vegetable) garnish

1

to become tense; to become serious; to become sober; sobering; bracing

3

unbroken; uninterrupted; continuous

2

opening and closing; opening and shutting

1

leaving (it) to others

2

to tangle; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated; to become difficult

2

unedited remarks; frank opinions

1

by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing

1

hearsay; rumor; rumour; report

3

being a match for a thousand; being a mighty warrior (combatant, player)

1

sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); approach; foot of a mountain; base of a mountain

3

sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string

1

impudent; shameless

1

bodhisattva; one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha; High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court); title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory

1

roaming; drifting about; wandering; drifting (with the current, on the tide, etc.)

5

fart; gas; wind; worthless thing; insignificant thing

2

delicately; weakly; gently; supplely

1

participation by all

1

means of transportation; transport service

1

output (electrical, signal, etc.)

1

to use up; to squander

1

(someone else's) parents; both parents

3

dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing

1

greeting the New Year (on New Year's Eve); welcoming the New Year

3

soba noodles eaten at night on New Year's Eve

2

to get (become) acquainted; to get to know; to get (become) intimate with; to become friendly with; to become friends

2

to get late; to advance; to wear on

1

to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about

4

patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman

1

continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last

2

flying column; detached force

1

flying column; detached force

1

to sit (down)

3

to ignore one's own shortcomings; to shut one's eyes to one's own faults; to act hypocritically

1

this (current) year

5

late at night

1

short-term

1

employment; hire

1

cockatoo

1

draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish

1

jumble; mixture; mess; muddle; disorder; chaos

2

busy; having no time (for)

2

viewing through a window; passing through a window; going through a window; doing through a window

1

existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no

2