jpdb beta

establishment; foundation

11

unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom

5

throughout; all through; right through

1

grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man

10

until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it

3

secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)

2

family tree; pedigree; genealogy

25

existing; living; extant

3

clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor

2

national treasure

5

designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at

2

legendary; fabled; fabulous

2

queen; female champion

1

Himiko; Himiko (queen of Yamatai)

1

(arch.) vagina; girl

1

to be surprised; to be astonished

23

family tree

8

mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing

10

founder; originator; pioneer

15

lamplight; torchlight

15

grandchild

5

three generations; three periods; third generation

1

Emperor Jimmu; Jimmu Tenno

30

dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly

1

to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)

4

saliva; spit; sputum

1

to drink in one gulp

5

to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors

3

to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to

3

possible; likely; probable

11

to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch

2

10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various

11

company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.

34

pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking

8

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...

6

place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.

3

moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about

3

final; eventual; ultimate

5

second (in a series)

1

to take care of

1

vedana (sensation)

16

to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected

2

the two; both

2

have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary

4

Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)

18

origin; beginning; source; rise

10

(Shinto) shrine

3

before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them

3

kanji (as opposed to kana); printed style (of writing Chinese characters); square style; real name

12

well

12