jpdb beta

mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for

4

wristwatch; watch

5

newcomer; tyro

1

broken egg

1

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

2

to move forward; to move on

6

to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat

1

to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything

2

to leave (something) undone; to neglect (a duty, task, etc.); to break (a promise, appointment, etc.); to stand (someone) up

3

summer vacation; summer holiday

21

traditional (Chinese or Japanese) dry landscape garden

1

gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision

1

to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean

1

sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string

3

to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch

1

right end; right edge

2

to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)

9

moon of the 17th day of the lunar month

4

full moon

6

full moon; moon on the 15th day of the month (by the lunar calendar); full moon of the eighth lunar month

1

decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing

1

ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy

1

to boil strongly; to be excited

4

one tanka; one poem

2

to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone

2

touch; touching; being involved in; touch (of a painter, pianist, etc.); style (of writing, drawing, etc.); tag

1

lunar calendar

1

17th day of the month; 17 days

1

I give up

2

coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins

4

eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently

2

translation; version (e.g. "English version")

1

close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry

2

to smile a smile of satisfaction

1

modern; current; contemporary; trendy; latest; up-to-date

1

joke; jest; banter

1

seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account

1

lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end

1

section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.; maxim

1

glory; splendour; honour

2

to write down; to record; to register

2

(waka) poetic sentiment; waka-composing mood; solid grounding in waka; meaning of a waka poem

1

just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment

2

to go down and stand; to alight; to get down

1

sound of two hard thin objects rubbing together; crunch crunch

2

pebble; small stone

7

to exorcise; to cleanse; to purify

24

rude; impolite; mannerless; snotty

1

view (of life, etc.); outlook

69

to break the silence; to break one's silence

4