jpdb beta

to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again

2

curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case

2

cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking

1

to compose (e.g. poem); to recite; to intone; to chant

1

large, perforated, turnip-shaped arrowhead cover made of Japanese bigleaf magnolia or paulownia; harmless arrow affixed with such a cover (that whistles when shot and is used to drive off evil spirits)

1

Shinto ritual

1

pale fiery light seen in fields and mountains at night; will-o'-the-wisp; ignis fatuus; elf-fire; fen-fire

4

astringency; constriction; collecting (e.g. opinions); putting together; collection (of taxes); convergence (of light); convergence

2

to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up

1

arrow; wedge; chock

4

to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away

3

to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray

1

to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out

2

corners of the mouth

1

to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)

3

to knock down; to knock off

1

water and sky; Varuna; Vedic god of water and sky (adopted into Buddhism as god of water and protector of the west)

2

water vapour; water vapor; steam

3

eardrum; tympanic membrane

2

goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre

1

crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against

3

being evenly matched; being equal with; being on a par with; (arch.) eldest and second eldest brother; (arch.) older and younger brother

1

fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)

3

tendency; trend

1

you could say; you might say; verging on the

1

to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious

2

having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose

2

to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close

1

many people; a large number of people

1

(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback

1

smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd

1

length and width; length and breadth; every direction; all directions; as one wishes; as one pleases

2

sweltering heat

1

burn hole; scorch

1

to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen

1

hidden reserves of strength; latent energy; potentiality; real strength

1

putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may

1

dragonfly

1

water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis); domestic Asian water buffalo; wild water buffalo (Bubalus arnee); Asian water buffalo

1

lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine

18

mane (of a horse, lion, etc.)

1

white; striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus); (spoken) line (in a play, film, etc.); one's lines; white dragon tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles; Belgium

3

first Sanskrit alphabet letter; Africa; Awa (old province of Japan); (arch.) prefixed to names to show intimacy

2

to run down (stairs, etc.)

2

corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings; bend (in a road, river, etc.)

3

master; expert; mansion; large house; rich family; distinguished family

1

foreign enemy; outside invader

1

to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge

2

faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true

2

heartening; reassuring

1