jpdb beta

persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency

2

to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low

2

to give one's first cry (of a newborn baby); to be born; to come into being; to be formed

2

to remove; to take away; to clear away; to tear down; to pull down; to demolish

1

to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify

2

to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on

4

arrival; coming

1

miasma ("bad air" formerly believed to cause disease)

1

to shorten one's life

1

caller; visitor; company; guest

9

to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away

2

(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty

11

to bow one's head; to hang one's head; to droop (e.g. ears of grain)

1

pale pink; peach-colored

1

gently; quietly; calmly

1

inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)

1

to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)

2

visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; dealing (a hit); striking (a blow)

1

fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe

2

preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit

1

for the first time in one's life

1

Shinto ritual

6

(preliminary) meeting; face-to-face introduction; costarring; appearing together; match-up; pairing

2

marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons

2

huge rock; firmness; solidity

1

story; topic (on everyone's lips); (the stuff of) legend

1

large container; person of great talent

3

to be peevish; to sulk; to pout

1

to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained

1

focus of one's attention; what one is looking for

1

divine possession; eccentricity; irrationality; fanaticism

1

to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to pretend (e.g. to be a good father)

1

final; eventual; ultimate

2

index; indices; indicator

1

to side with (someone); to support (someone)

1

gloom; sadness; melancholy; despondency; cares; worries

1

to have the nerve to

2

to lose a battle to win the war; to incur damage so as to inflict greater damage on a foe; (lit.) to allow one's flesh to be cut in order to sever another's bone

1

to soothe and humor; to coax

1

to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in

1

handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features)

1

to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous

1

threat; menace; coercion; blackmail

1

being at home; being in

1

quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)

2

buying; shopping; buyer; purchase

3

time to pay the piper; (lit.) time to pay the land tax (in kind)

1

to emit smoke

1

vulgar; wanton

1

to smile broadly; to grin widely

1