jpdb beta

to hold still; to hold in place; to calm down; to become steady (e.g. of nerves); to become fixed (e.g. of a gaze); to become glazed

1

direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter

18

foundation; basis

4

eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning

1

discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment

1

causing pain; sadism

2

paraphilia; sexual deviancy

2

to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of

2

tea ceremony; Way of Tea; sadō

2

to tell a lie; to fib

1

to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of

2

won't you

5

don't

1

imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000

3

maiko; apprentice geisha (in Kyoto)

4

hey; yo; hi; come on; hey

2

coating (esp. lacquering)

4

indicates emphasis

2

every day and every night

1

first day; opening day

2

to make (tea; esp. matcha); to perform (a tea ceremony)

7

formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)

2

tea room; tea ceremony

1

household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband

4

imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing

2

calling (someone a thief, coward, etc.); branding (as); denouncing

2

to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe

1

tea utensils; container for powdered green tea (tea ceremony)

2

to make tea

4

office kitchenette; room with facilities for boiling water

1

to die

2

box made of paulownia wood; paulownia box

1

weak matcha; light brown (color, colour)

3

rice bowl; tea cup; teacup

15

tea whisk; bamboo whisk for making Japanese tea; hair style where the hair is tied up in a bundle on the back of the head (resembling the shape of a tea whisk)

1

informal; simplified

1

has reached its limit (with this); has reached its peak (here)

1

to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning

1

cake served with tea; teacake

1

to be palatable; to suit one's taste

4

to do for (the sake of someone else)

2

to consider others' feelings; to sympathize with someone's feelings

1

worthless thing; trivial thing

1

carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease

3

to swallow; to gulp down

3

to be full-bodied (e.g. wine, sake); to be rich; to be robust (in flavor); to be full-flavored

2

apologies for the crude food

1

second guest of honour (at a tea ceremony); second guest of honor

2

taste (of a liquid, esp. alcoholic beverages); someone who enjoys alcohol; place one's lips touch on the rim of a cup; shape of one's mouth when drinking; tap; faucet

1

to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off

1