jpdb beta

after a short time; in a short while; a short time later

1

click-clack; clickety-click; clicking sound; clattering sound

1

dead of night; midnight

1

grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts

1

visitor (to a shrine or temple)

1

road approaching a shrine

1

torii made of stone

1

stronghold

1

front shrine; hall of worship

1

wish; dream; prayer; one's desire

1

water for washing or moistening one's hands

2

to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage

7

sightseeing; tourism

6

slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark

2

calico (pattern); tortoiseshell-and-white; calico cat; tortoiseshell-and-white cat

1

three wise monkeys (who "see no evil, hear no evil, and speak no evil")

1

barn; stable

1

shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.

17

to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential

2

connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity

3

one's family temple; temple with one's family grave

1

guarding; protecting

50

short way; shortcut

6

putting off; postponing

2

to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with

3

relation; connection

2

to take advantage of an opportunity

2

high official

2

ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source

1

inner sanctuary; inner shrine; sanctum sanctorum; holy of holies; place behind main hall of a temple enshrining temple founder, miraculous Buddhas, hidden statues, etc.

3

terror; terrorism

14

innocent; blameless; guiltless

2

oppressive rule; tyrannical regime; despotism

2

no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook

4

to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to urge; to spur on; to push on

2

present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)

2

arms; weapon; ordnance

11

to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent

1

cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required

4

to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to

9

to force one's way through

2

lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help

6

no matter what; whatever you say; in the end

1

small; compact

1

rebel; traitor

2

to do a meritorious deed

1

being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)

3

finding employment; getting a job

1

human-like; quite human

2

to keep away; to keep at a distance

3