jpdb beta

command; order

2

to surge (water or waves)

2

emphasizes direct object of action

2

nock (of a bow)

2

stronghold; fortress; strategic position; key position

1

to gather strength; to take heart

3

to invade

6

slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery

2

old or veteran army general

2

to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)

1

passing away; death; dying words; death poem (poem written during one's final moments)

2

Umeki

2

to bloom

1

interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)

1

to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire

2

father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)

4

to draw closed the curtain (of a theatre, etc.); (fig.) to come to an end

5

program (musical, concert, theatrical, etc.); programme

1

sutra; Buddhist scriptures

1

Buddhist memorial service

1

alms-giving; charity; offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.); financially supporting one's favorite celebrity (by buying merchandise, attending events, etc.)

1

donor; benefactor; chief mourner; client (of a builder, etc.)

1

chief priest of temple

1

reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)

9

light and easy; lambent; clever; witty; smart

1

after a meal

1

(a) dose; (a) puff; (a) smoke; lull; short rest

1

to penetrate; to pervade; to spread

3

fine performance; tour de force

1

noh actor

1

officers and men

1

to get angry; to lose one's temper

1

to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action

1

one's dominant hand

2

fault-finding; carping

2

body double; double; wire puller; person behind the scenes; shadow commander

2

biggish; largish

2

sorrow; grief; sadness

4

opponent; antagonist

3

leader; chief; boss

3

consultation; question; enquiry; inquiry

1

silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)

2

to stare back at; to look back at

2

captive; prisoner

6

to live long; to survive

3

providential protection

2

end; limit; bounds; extremity; result; fate

2

to shame the name (of); to blot the reputation (of)

1

ornamental garden stone (seemingly placed randomly to give the garden a more natural appearance); garden rock; sacrificed stone (in go); sacrifice (e.g. career, reputation); stones used in a foundation; riprap

3

dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome

1