jpdb beta

attendant; person who looks after one's needs; caretaker

1

watchdog; chaperone; watcher

3

what date?; what's the date?; when?

2

not to be depended on; of little hope

1

if possible; preferably; if circumstances allow

1

unreliable; undependable; untrustworthy; not to be counted on

1

gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out

1

vein (of ore); reef; streak; lode

1

Narumi

2

Sado (former province located on Sado Island in present-day Niigata Prefecture); Sado (island, Niigata Prefecture)

1

security

1

to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind

1

long-lasting; durable; keeping well

1

person

1

backing paper (for a photo, painting, etc.); mat; mount

1

lagoon; inlet; creek; tidal beach; tidal flat

1

top-level; top-ranking

1

generation; the world; the age

1

human pillar; human sacrifice

6

fastidiousness; love of cleanliness

1

division; section; demarcation; (traffic) lane; compartment; classification

2

convenient; expedient; makeshift

1

high-handed; overbearing

1

large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive

2

secret story; unknown episode

13

to bend oneself backward

9

to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to lay the blame on

1

adsorption; adhesion (by suction); attachment; sticking to

2

to sigh; to breathe a sigh

3

to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)

1

(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat

2

to happen to pass by

1

judge

3

Genji and Heike clans; two opposing sides

3

minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)

2

account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters

1

Muromachi shogunate (1336-1573)

1

present; current; in operation

1

abstract or impracticable theory

1

in low spirits; dejected; sad

1

victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm

1

simplification (character, hair-style, etc.); unbalancing an opponent

1

large, medium and small (businesses, rooms, etc.)

1

measure; measuring tape; measuring

1

to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise

1

Southeast Asia

1

Africa

1

versus; vs.; v.

1

hard to imagine

1

impression given by a painting or image

2