jpdb beta

poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite

1

reality; actuality; hard fact

1

firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm

6

Heike family; Taira family; The Tale of the Heike; chanting of the Heike Monogatari

1

famous place; name of a part (of an instrument, etc.); name and address

1

unidentified mysterious animal

1

unidentified mysterious animal

1

encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)

1

fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern

1

soul; spirit

1

to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else

1

(one's) self; oneself

2

eighth day of the month; eight days

1

person that annoys or causes trouble; false alarm

1

grinning; smirking

1

average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually

1

better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth

1

gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy

1

continuation; sequel

1

Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji

1

the Japanese islands

1

tropics

1

to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)

1

to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to

1

displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment

1

mental image; mental picture; image

1

together; jointly; at the same time; with; both

1

timewise; temporal; chronal

1

postponement; deferment; extension (of time)

1

since then

1

awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour

1

introduction; presentation; referral; listing

1

to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out

1

evolved form; developed form

1

middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield

2

Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san

2

to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor

1

five; 5

2

gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum

2

but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just

1

mountain climbing

1

performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)

1

height of; middle of; full bloom

1

far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry

1

finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing

1

short time

1

hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)

2

two o'clock

3

just; exactly; precisely; perfectly; sharp

3

coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe

3