jpdb beta

to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...

3

to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders

3

life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life

17

to commit seppuku; to commit harakiri; to take responsibility (and resign); (arch.) to laugh until one splits one's side

4

living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva

1

to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty

1

to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)

2

model; pattern; paragon; exemplar

3

delinquency; misconduct

1

on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead

1

tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.

1

a line; a streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident); (arch.) the same logic

6

common reed (Phragmites australis)

3

Yamatoya

3

blackmail; extortion; racketeering; blackmailer; extortionist

1

to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake

5

gun; cannon; artillery

17

ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet

15

all; entire; whole; altogether

4

to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)

1

penmanship; calligraphy

1

cannot suppress one's anger; cannot stomach

2

upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere

2

acupuncturist

2

being raised in a town

1

to be quick-witted; to be quick-thinking

1

handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate

2

corner; nook; recess; downstage right (on a noh stage)

1

Kusaka Genzui (1840-1864.8.20)

4

being dead drunk; drunken stupor

2

the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar

2

to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away

1

Kusaka

3

silk gauze (esp. used in light clothing for high summer)

3

long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier); guandao; Chinese glaive

9

climbing a tower; going up a tall building; visiting a brothel

4

to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love

2

waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess

6

old poem (esp. waka); old song

1

to keep silent

2

to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with

2

race game (board game where the object is to reach the goal first); trad. Japanese board games played with dice, esp. ban-sugoroku

1

gold lacquer

1

disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)

1

to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)

6

belly; abdomen; stomach

1

painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding

7

male (animal, plant)

6

boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive

2

look!; there!; here!; that is

2