jpdb beta

mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)

95

hills and fields; hill and dale

1

plants; vegetation

1

animal

7

to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle

2

interior of the womb (of a pregnant woman); interior of the uterus; interior of a Buddhistic statue

1

granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman

4

shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff

4

everyone; everybody; all; everything; all

14

elementary; basic; rudimentary

1

Chinese (language)

1

study; research; investigation

1

the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life

2

affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble

3

Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned

2

to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in

15

right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right

1

deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong

6

they; those guys

1

discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability

4

immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); Taoist immortal; supernatural being; (in Japan) 11th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. C)

4

ghost that appears at sea during a shipwreck; something strange or suspicious; idiot; fool; noh mask for roles involving dead or ghost characters

7

throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...

5

conversation

1

specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying

1

to hate; to detest

16

audience (with a person of high standing)

3

to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)

1

freedom; liberty

6

throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...

1

this world; this life; world of the living

13

it is not (like that) either

16

giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis); qilin (Chinese unicorn); (arch.) horse that can ride 1000 ri in a day

3

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

2

last year

6

to die

7

disorder; disturbance; unrest

1

to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)

4

fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit

4

apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal

1

divine will; providence

21

in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

2

perhaps; probably; generous; many; much

9

internal; domestic

2

Japan; Japanese-style

5

to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)

1

to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to

13

aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary

2

un-; non-; negative prefix

4

with the exception of; excepting; excluding

15