jpdb beta

creak; squeak; rasping sound

2

coarse; rough

4

flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable

2

evergreen oak

2

nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck

1

nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck

1

wisteria vine

4

roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity

1

both hands

3

strongly; violently; with all one's strength

1

news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter

2

occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle

3

twig; spray

1

interpenetration of spirit between the poet and nature in a haiku

1

scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful

25

clause; paragraph; argument; term (of an equation); (arch.) nape (of the neck)

2

nape (of the neck); nucha

1

to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly

1

undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); surge; billow

3

to; towards; for

7

jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold

7

silence; stillness; quietness

1

head

5

Yamashiro (former province located in the south of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)

1

folding screen

6

to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)

3

misty mountain in spring with buds and flowers emerging

1

to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject

1

to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)

4

no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

2

gorge; ravine; gap

1

Shinto, Buddhism and Confucianism; (lit.) the three religions; Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism; Buddhism, Shinto and Christianity

1

Hozu

1

counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.; even number; 109.09 m

3

side of a boat; gunwale

2

ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)

8

to cut one's way through the waves

1

bow (of a ship); prow

3

slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)

7

affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious

3

ship's bottom; bilge

1

dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)

2

10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various

3

late summer; sixth month of the lunar calendar

1

everybody for himself; everyone for themselves

1

to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for

1

vibrancy; strength; (esp. of men) one's prime (approx. age 30); counter for times of moxibustion

1

such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of

2

your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right

3

next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to

2