jpdb beta

sketching; drawing from nature; portrayal; description

3

ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage

11

naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord

1

(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance

1

cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine

1

a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat

8

tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health

16

to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes

8

to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)

1

to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up

6

page

2

shame; embarrassment; disgrace

6

this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence

1

-like

3

to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

14

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

3

to ring a bell

1

before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end

10

song; singing

7

new; unused; new; obvious; natural

1

straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road

2

phew; whew

11

to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)

8

pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas

7

carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky

7

echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound

2

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)

2

surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it

1

deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid

1

to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing

2

sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus

2

to write down

3

without; but if; otherwise; or else

3

to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself

9

who

17

half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)

7

each; every

2

a line; a streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident); (arch.) the same logic

1

to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate

17

acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance

2

frontmost; a short time ago; a little while ago; just now

2

in the belly; in one's heart of hearts

1

be considered; be deemed; be thought to be

5

lonely; lonesome; dreary; (arch.) loneliness; (arch.) desolation

2

ancient and modern times; all ages; past and present

5

disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant

8

to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)

8

earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)

13

small village; hamlet

1

thicket

1