jpdb beta

to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)

12

hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently

3

one thin flat object; one sheet

8

to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)

13

to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

5

don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...

16

then; well; so; be; is

13

this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately

1

mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event

4

victory or defeat; match; contest; game

3

but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...

5

you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)

5

graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)

1

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

3

that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

3

unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all

1

bet; wager; stake; gamble

1

and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

1

good feeling; feeling good

1

such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!

3

writer (of a poem); composer (of a poem)

8

Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)

2

evening; last night; yesterday evening

4

this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")

5

end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap

2

winter

2

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

12

to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell

3

hey; listen

2

everyone; everybody; all; everything; all

3

I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow

2

Reiko

1

opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor

2

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

4

be; is

3

mother

2

beginning; outset; first; onset

3

(Ogura) Hyakunin Isshu; classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets; hyakunin isshu karuta; hyakunin isshu poetry cards

2

indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that

1

unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected

1

to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone

1

next; following; subsequent; stage; station

2

beginning of the game; kickoff; face-off

1

print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer

1

oh, yes?; really?

1

shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!

1

pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)

4

foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation

1

-off (price reduction)

1

copper pheasant (Syrmaticus soemmerringii); mountain bird

1