jpdb beta

handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission

1

talisman; amulet; charm

16

to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)

1

daughter

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successor

3

deceitful; cruel

2

street light; streetlamp

4

(a) light; lights; lamp

2

slope; slanting surface; bevel

4

as soon as; right after

5

ground; land; the region in question; the local area; skin; texture; fabric

2

plaything; toy

2

means of transportation; transport service

2

difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps

2

place to go; destination

1

gently; airily; fluffily

2

one (thin, flat object); one sheet

2

to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish

2

to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support

3

to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt

2

for example

2

downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes

2

doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence

2

art

2

noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled

1

aloneness; loneliness; solitude

2

now that; since; so long as; because

1

to re-examine; to review; to recheck

2

to ride upon the winds

2

soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself

2

washing with cold water (without using soap, etc.)

4

to burst (open); to break; to split

1

with a click; with a snap

1

with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly

1

quick wit; ready wit

1

courtyard; quadrangle; middle court

48

(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look

3

to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down

2

port city; harbor city; harbour city

3

to prosper; to flourish; to thrive

2

to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)

1

metal fittings; metal fixtures

2

reinforcement; strengthening

2

Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō

2

showy; ostentatious

1

to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

2

to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up

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to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in

3

saying no is also an expression of fondness; no often means yes; the lady doth protest too much

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to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in

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