jpdb beta

hair; fur; wool; down; plumage

1

to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)

2

yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer

4

place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point

3

ground cherry (Physalis alkekengi var. franchetii); husk tomato; Chinese lantern plant; children's noisemaking toy

17

Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation

15

a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago

2

song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry

3

be; is

30

originally; by nature; from the start

1

south

1

Italy

1

canzone

1

Japanese (language)

1

song lyrics; words of a song; libretto

1

appendix; postscript; retrofit; post-installation; giving a reason afterwards; making an excuse after the event

1

it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...

2

oh; yes; huh?; hm?

9

shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")

1

mountain railway

1

was; were

2

seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...

1

hell

11

never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up

2

beyond this point; from now on; after this

1

Children's Limbo; futile; unrewarding

1

until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to

2

tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well

2

major cleanup; spring cleaning

1

Sanzu River (Buddhist equivalent of the River Styx)

4

the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death

1

border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region

1

so to speak; so to call it; as it were

1

entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)

1

to be in disorder; to lie scattered around

1

to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

3

lesson; discipline; example (e.g. set a bad example); revelation

1

to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)

1

however; but

2

clock; watch; timepiece

1

incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive

2

to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)

2

snake; serpent; large snake

1

that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)

6

head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)

2

behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)

1

glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination

1

too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as

11

many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common

1

both; (not) either

1