jpdb beta

cowardice

2

tatami-matted

1

vassal; retainer

7

council; conference; consultation

1

tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)

1

coming down from one's seat and prostrating oneself (to pay obeisance); musicians' box on the left side of the stage; lower seat

2

chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table

7

to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)

1

positioning; getting a position; taking a position

3

being seen here and there; appearing in various places

3

three persons; three parties

7

ill-mannered; rude

1

forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front

6

being scattered and ultimately lost; dissipation

1

explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid

2

to think (something) strange

1

immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily

1

to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar

1

to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)

3

wedding cake

1

artistry; artistic quality; artistic character

1

to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam

3

to be conspicuous; to stand out

2

blue

2

to give a glance (at); to take one look at

5

main point; gist; essentials; bones (e.g. of an idea); pith

1

lapis lazuli blue; bright blue; azure

1

colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel

2

fickle; capricious; inconstant; changeable; whimsical

2

castle tower; keep; donjon

49

disguise; masquerade

2

cancellation

1

yellow-green; pea green

2

divine possession; eccentric behavior; fanaticism

1

surprise

1

butting (in boxing); clashing (of schedules, etc.); conflict; colliding

2

to be conceivable

3

deciding match; play-off; runoff

1

raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season

1

tens of thousands

2

in public; in company

2

normalization (of a social problem, of a situation, etc.)

1

tendency; trend; inclination

4

dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour

3

to spare time (for)

2

to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much

2

visit; call

4

cheek

2

calmly; coolly; primly

9

low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)

1