jpdb beta

light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight

2

counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth

4

to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)

4

limit; restriction

1

pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable

2

but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

9

stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone

1

to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

2

emperor's meal

2

was; were

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from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top

2

as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to

29

look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!

6

to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up

1

throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank

1

how many; how much

1

the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

1

(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase

4

measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion

1

faking crying; crocodile tears

1

art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice

10

great success; huge success

1

ha-ha; with a hearty laugh; panting; with heavy, rapid breathing (from exertion, fear, etc.)

3

a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)

5

oh; no; don't

1

coughing; hacking cough; thundering; drumming

2

to bear; to endure

2

very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point

2

severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)

1

cooperation; collaboration; help; support

1

faint; fainting; losing consciousness

6

all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy

1

to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)

1

to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to

28

heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva

8

poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful

5

dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group

1

to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit

2

to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated

1

so much; so; like that

9

cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike

8

pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants

3

to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with

1

sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly

2

to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)

7

escape; getaway; evasion

1

et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth

5

to pinch and crush; to pinch out

1

funny; amusing

1

if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)

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