jpdb beta

to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone

1

true meaning; underlying principle

3

noble undertaking; heroic deed

1

seeming (to be); appearing; apparently

1

you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just

2

once-in-a-lifetime (opportunity); golden (opportunity); one-in-a-million (chance)

1

to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy

1

talk; story; conversation

1

plain; open field

1

Kurouemon

1

agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning

3

at every opportunity; whenever possible; whenever the occasion arises; from time to time; occasionally

1

writing down what one hears; account of what one hears

1

to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize

1

reality; real state of affairs; true state of affairs; true form of all things as they are; ultimate reality

1

material; materials; data; information; documents

1

crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)

12

18th day of the month; 18 days

1

vegetarian cuisine originally derived from the dietary restrictions of Buddhist monks

1

purifying oneself (religiously) by abstaining from eating meat

1

being moved to tears

1

mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly

3

to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate

2

(Shinto) shrine

1

cordial welcome; hearty welcome; kind treatment; hospitality

3

viceroy; governor-general

2

to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard

3

sincerity; true heart; devotion

1

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)

2

gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees

1

person entrusted with someone's money, belongings, land, etc.; person in charge of someone taken into custody

4

prisoner; convict

3

better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth

1

the people; the public; the world

3

flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event

3

clean; clear; pure; honest; clean

1

but; however; although

2

ocean; large sea; fabric pattern

1

open sea; Okinawa

2

to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted

1

to hint; to insinuate; to satirize; to satirise

1

economy; thrift

1

family tradition; (arch.) wind blowing from the direction of one's home

1

to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)

1

(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life

5

to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested

1

to talk together

1

wandering; jobless; unemployed

1

simple diet; plain food; simple food; frugal meal

1

to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)

1