jpdb beta

hakama; man's formal divided skirt

4

to temper thoroughly; to train well

1

wearing one's hair knotted in the back

1

older brother

2

shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)

1

odd piece; incomplete set; odds and ends

1

distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)

3

hidden village (esp. hidden retreat for nobles or refuge for soldiers of a defeated army); isolated village; legendary land (deep in mountains or underground); Shangri-La

2

proper; reasonable; right; appropriate

3

unexplored region; secluded region; place off the beaten track

2

personage; person (deserving of respect)

1

oneself and others

74

younger sister

1

appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices

1

such

4

double suicide; lovers' suicide

3

poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic

2

to prosper; to flourish

1

to protect against the elements; to shelter oneself from the weather

1

destruction; collapse; crumbling

1

to be sooty; to be stained

1

overhasty; rash; premature

1

paddy field; farm

1

rice planting

1

ridge of earth between rice fields; ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; footpath between rice fields; causeway

1

rice cultivation; rice farming

2

to yield; to give way to; to make way for

1

Shinto priest; Shinto priesthood

1

roof tile

1

to roof (a house with some material); to thatch; to shingle; to tile

1

(Shinto) shrine

1

deeply religious; devout; godly; faithful

1

shrine office; office of a Shinto shrine

2

straw-thatching; straw-thatched roof

1

inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable

1

family vacation; family trip

1

Heike family; Taira family; The Tale of the Heike; chanting of the Heike Monogatari

1

defeated soldier fleeing the enemy

1

dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre

1

sunken hearth; sunken fireplace

7

to get excited; to get hyped up; to become happy; to get in a good mood

5

lifesaver; person who saved one's life

4

rush mat; matting; mat

2

bowing while pressing three fingers of each hand on floor

1

trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal

1

(top of) shoulder

1

to sit cross-legged; to sit at ease

2

to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up

1

to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)

1

to see; to look; to watch; to try to

1