jpdb beta

to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger

2

feeling keenly; fully realizing

1

to giggle

1

to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer

1

to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate

1

to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return

1

memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition

1

parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage

1

corner; nook; recess

1

feeling of tragic heroism; feeling of grim resolve; sense of determination

1

magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage

1

here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally

1

guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests

1

Bon Festival of the lunar calendar

3

traditional art; traditional performance art

1

Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance

2

old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

1

young persons' association

3

team

2

event

6

to practice; to practise; to train; to drill; to become practiced; to become practised

1

sanshin; Okinawan traditional three-stringed instrument; precursor to the shamisen

1

to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)

1

occasion; time; section (of a literary work or piece of music); passage; clause; season; term

3

to chant (a noh text)

1

to take the lead (of a group of people); to lead (a toast, cheer, etc.); to sing the leading notes of a song after which others join in

1

person in charge of music (in a Japanese dance performance); person singing ballads (in noh); coast (esp. as seen from the water); shore; (arch.) the country; (arch.) countryside

1

head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard

2

to wave a flag; to show the way

1

leader; boss; upper part of a flag; (Okinawa) bamboo poles with an attached vertical flag and an elaborate display at the top that are used during the annual fertility and thanks-giving festivals

2

rank (of troops); file; column; formation

1

"dancing" with hands and arms from a seated position; dancing empty-handed

2

to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune

2

large drum; bass drum

2

small high-pitched Japanese drum or taiko with its head pulled taut by ropes

7

part; part-timer; part-time (work)

1

attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat

2

sixteen; 16

1

one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish

1

calamity; misfortune; disaster

3

spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence

4

end-of-year; year-end

1

even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...

2

practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout

4

men and women of all ages

1

to begin to dance; to break into a dance

1

nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color

1

clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress

3

shade; tone; tinge; hue; colour; color

1

design

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