jpdb beta

so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case

3

half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous

1

the street; the town

1

whole nation; whole land; whole country

3

nowhere

1

to feel at ease; to feel relaxed

1

eternity; perpetuity; permanence

1

nameless; anonymous; without name

1

prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury

2

beach; foreshore

1

to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close

2

to escape death; to be saved from death

1

to fall asleep

1

portion; part; snapshot; glimpse

1

infant; baby; little child

2

to be blessed with children

1

old couple; elderly couple

1

algae; waterweed; seaweed; duckweed

10

intelligence

1

court service

1

court lady; lady-in-waiting

2

throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)

1

literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts

1

well-versed (in); profoundly knowledgeable (about); high in the attainment (of)

1

this land; our country; Imperial Court

1

mon; one-thousandth of a kan (unit of currency 1336-1870); 2.4 cm (traditional unit used to measure shoe sizes); letter; character; scripture

7

poetry and prose; literature; literary works

1

mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild

2

love of learning

1

personality; character; personal appearance; gentility

1

death (of an emperor); demise

1

orphan; child left by the deceased; abandoned child

1

child of an emperor

1

to take care of

1

to impress; to charm

1

medicine; healing art

1

prayer; grace (at meals); exorcism

4

to become emaciated; to waste away; to grow thin and worn out

1

palace visit

1

separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)

1

you; (arch.) your residence

13

woman; lady; adult female

4

to do

1

you; dear; honey

1

self-interest; selfish desire

1

Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi

11

great god; gracious deity; miracle-working god

5

messenger of god; divine messenger

3

to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck

3

kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot; Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum)

4