jpdb beta

wise person; virtuous person; sage; unrefined sake

2

like water; like it grows on trees

1

challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive

1

clerical appearance; appearance of a priest; teachings of Buddha; condition of the universe at creation; in the pure land teachings, the name of Amitabha, or prayers to Amitabha

2

military commander

1

the same as this

2

bamboo tea spoon for making Japanese tea; tea ladle

3

tea utensils

1

Higo (former province located in present-day Kumamoto Prefecture)

1

Kobori Enshuu

1

a few years ago; some years back

1

to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable

1

paddle; oar; scull

1

crookedness; bending; indentation; curvature; flexion

4

Tōtōmi (former province located in the west of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)

2

to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after

1

peerless; unique; unparalleled; unchallenged

1

performing arts; accomplishment (in performing arts)

1

(one's) 20s; twenties

2

to polish up; to shine up

1

personality; style; appearance

5

to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of

7

somehow dirty; slightly dirty; dingy; somewhat base; vaguely underhanded

2

scraps; cut end; cut-off piece

2

shabby; unsightly; unkempt

1

part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden

1

bull's-eye; mark; point

1

carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually

1

reward; recompense; tip; conveyance charge; packhorse charge

1

self-abasement; self-depreciation; humility

1

earpick; ear cleaning (with an earpick)

3

stroke (swimming); arm stroke; adds strength or emphasis to verbs

1

to do the job; to do the business

1

unique; peerless; invaluable; priceless

1

curio; rare article

1

this

3

teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)

3

knock on wood; touch wood; heaven forbid; God help me; absit omen!

1

lady; nobleman's wife

4

to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)

1

ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck

2

careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors

3

rotting; spoiling; decaying; rotten; worthless; paltry

2

bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy

2

slope; incline; slope (of a linear function); gradient (vector calculus)

1

enemy territory; hostile place

6

physical disorder; incongruity; incompatibility; inconsistency

1

decisive battle of brief duration

4

self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally

8

rag; old cloth; tattered clothes; ragged clothes; fault (one is trying to hide); defect

1