jpdb beta

being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed

1

undressing

1

back street; back alley; off-street

1

small-breed dog; toy dog

1

portable painting used as part of the backdrop (in kabuki, etc.)

1

tamagushi used at Ise Shrine's purification ceremonies

3

plain wood; unfinished woodwork

1

zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects

3

with a flap; with a snap; with a thud; with a crash; with a swish; with a rustle

1

demon world

1

cuff; armhole

1

to yield to temptation; to succumb

1

as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")

1

bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion

1

to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)

1

torii; Shinto shrine archway

3

to overcome (a difficulty)

1

front shrine; hall of worship

1

purification ceremony (performed with water); ritual purification; ablutions

3

gravel

1

building with a gabled, hipped roof

1

offertory box

1

tatami-matted

1

to hurry; to rush

1

to blunder; to fail; to make a mistake

1

forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced

1

cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)

1

hakama; man's formal divided skirt

2

to exorcise; to cleanse; to purify

2

brilliant red; scarlet

1

to cover one's private parts

1

ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to

1

to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)

1

act of mercy; helping another person

1

humane

1

appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view

2

extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling

1

half-dead; state of uncertainty; limbo; leaving unfinished with the intention of inflicting suffering

1

slack; looseness; play

2

not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means

1

nude woman; naked woman

1

young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival

1

taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix

1

an extra effort; going the extra mile; one final push

1

liquid crystal panel; LCD panel

1

eternal sleep; death

1

electrocardiogram; ECG; EKG

1

raindrops; falling drop of water; intravenous drip; IV; drip-feed

1

clothes; outfit; uniform

3

mimesis; mimicry; camouflage

1