jpdb beta

to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit

2

to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up

2

dark red; deep red

1

to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)

1

bluish sheen; steel-blue sheen

2

counter for colours

3

strength of the brush stroke; power of the pen; ability to write

2

to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away

2

just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that

2

pride; boast; credit (to)

1

creation; nature; the Universe

1

history repeats itself

1

progress; advance; improvement; development

1

special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial

3

order; article ordered

2

thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception

4

(arch.) exposure; (arch.) clarity; exoteric Buddhism; public Buddhist teachings

3

to get along; to add (one's own concordant voice, etc.)

3

ardour (ardor); passion

1

go that far; to that extent

8

culmination; acme; height; peak; ultimate; perfection

2

easy; simple; light

1

to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict

1

detailed drawing or picture

1

exaggeration

1

direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination

3

over-all length; span

1

space; interval; space character; whitespace

1

to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange

4

in succession; one after another

3

the six historical styles of writing kanji: large seal, small seal, clerical, triangular-swept clerical, running, and cursive

5

beginning (of a book, magazine, etc.); opening page; beginning (of a matter); start

1

snow-white; pure; immaculate

1

dark-red pigment; rouge; dark red; deep red; cochineal

1

gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision

3

appearance; features; looks

1

divine; sublime; solemn

2

joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing

1

indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance

6

to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque

1

to be tinged red

1

puffy; somewhat swollen

1

to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly

2

serious; grave; dignified; solemn

2

weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly

1

to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in

3

to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated

1

one's whole body

1

to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued

3

substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange

2