jpdb beta

midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year

2

orchid; Netherlands; Holland

2

long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)

2

appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel

1

braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait

1

to wear one's hair up; to arrange one's hair

1

women's (of items, articles, etc.); ladies'; for women's use

1

traditional Chinese clothing

5

between the waves; in the waves; on the waves; behind the waves; beneath the waves

1

gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing

1

water's edge; beach; foreshore

1

to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray

1

cannot be helped; unavoidable

1

lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk

14

Suiren

16

section of village

3

moat; fosse; trench; ditch

3

known as ...; also known as ...; called ...; AKA

1

loss; defeat; counter for losses

3

very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best

6

others; other people

4

something small; something petty; trifle

1

foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me

2

prostrating oneself (in submission, respect, etc.)

1

sense of honour (honor)

1

fool

1

fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation

2

compensation; indemnity; reparation

1

cutting; cutting off

1

imperial edict; decree

1

plan; project; scheme

1

to cause trouble; to cause a disturbance

3

evidence; proof; witness

1

inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable

1

match; game; bout; contest

5

advantage; benefit; profit; interest

2

nothing; nil; naught; nought

1

to suit (one's needs, tastes, purpose, etc.); to serve; to meet (one's expectations, wishes, etc.); to measure up to (e.g. one's ideal); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be consistent with (reason, morality, etc.)

1

person who clears the way for a high-ranking person, procession, etc.; outrider; opening performer; sumo wrestler who leads a yokozuna at his ring-entering ceremony

2

-ism (religion)

14

arts; crafts; handicrafts

3

method; means; technique; mystic arts (of a Taoist hermit or immortal); supernatural techniques; magic

13

useful thing; usable article; present; gift

1

one month

2

same quality; same nature; homogeneous

1

Kuroshio Current; Japan Current

1

Bōsō Peninsula (also alt. name for Chiba Prefecture)

1

dwelling; house; home; den (of criminals, demons, etc.); nest

2

Jiangxi Province (China)

1

in the mountains; among the mountains

1