jpdb beta

to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)

3

arm; upper arm

2

crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling

3

to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off

2

spray; splash

19

support; stay; prop

20

tile (e.g. roof)

11

to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on

29

to go down and stand; to alight; to get down

8

to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along

21

will to fight; fighting spirit; morale

1

to fly away; to flee away; to scatter

9

flight; flying; aviation

22

close to the ear

6

to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off

11

Kawatake Mokuami (1816-1893)

1

clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright

8

noh chanting; noh chant

1

face; looks; features

1

goodness; good

2

true character; real nature

6

sand and stone; pebble

1

storm; windstorm; gale

1

empty space; empty sky

25

to cheer up; to liven up; to become active; to look better; to improve (in appearance); to stand out

2

vassals; retainers; followers

1

idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation

4

to grapple; to wrestle

5

to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit

4

to dishevel (hair)

4

really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way

3

to swarm; to gather

12

vanishing behind the clouds (e.g. of the moon); vanishing; suddenly disappearing; going into hiding

1

to shed light; to cast light

21

Sun

6

to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress

12

rustling; flapping; unkempt (hair, etc.); loose; dry; decisively

3

in deep black; in jet black

15

to tower over the surroundings

1

tree; shrub; bush

20

for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze

10

owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)

9

to be hot on a person's heels

12

walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)

10

ouch!

2

to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around

9

to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained

55

to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)

2

wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings

29

to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline

3