jpdb beta

true story

10

ghost story

13

collection; compilation

1

to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base

2

old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence

4

unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd

1

refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly

2

story; tale; talk; discussion

2

human habitation

1

upper reaches of a river; upstream

1

to pick up; to find; to gather

3

(husked grains of) rice

1

to scoop; to ladle out

1

food expense

1

deep impression

1

to hand down (a story, legend, etc.); to pass on (to the next generation); to spread (a rumor, news, etc.); to circulate; to send word; to pass on (a message)

2

special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial

1

goods; article; thing

1

thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery

1

to open the door

1

washbasin; stoup or font for cleaning hands (esp. tea house, garden decoration, or for ablutions when visiting a shrine or temple)

2

courtyard; quadrangle; middle court

2

square

1

engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)

3

the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there

1

along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following

1

square; rectangular

2

cultural assets; cultural property

1

class

1

hundreds

1

personality; style; appearance

1

something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein

1

rare; uncommon; not often seen

1

assumption; supposition; hypothesis

2

to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange

1

to sweep clean; to brush clean

1

long-lasting; long-wearing; wears well; nagamochi; large oblong chest (for clothing, personal effects, etc.)

2

furniture

1

glossy; bright; slick

1

black lustre; black luster

1

limbless wooden doll; kokeshi doll

1

Japanese person

1

form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)

1

wood carving; woodcraft

1

to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live

1

(flower) vase

1

nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner

1

drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu

1

kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes

2

fabric; cloth; textiles; measure of kimono material

1