jpdb beta

dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

21

window

4

stone wall

4

grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly

2

to build; to construct

6

anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly

6

small; little; tiny

15

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

1

something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman

4

messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things

4

association; fellowship; change (of season, year, etc.)

10

serious; not joking; straight

9

townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street

1

of course; certainly; naturally

24

un-; non-; bad ...; poor ...

1

to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)

8

old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly

20

to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

3

dwelling; house; residence; address

8

to live; to reside; to inhabit

7

to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk

8

new building; new construction

1

after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to

10

ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m); counter used to number the gaps between pillars

1

have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than

2

grade of wood; quality of wood; cut end (of a piece of wood)

1

apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear

2

et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance

51

close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry

1

layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms

1

devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)

3

east

1

pine needle

1

to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay

1

to be oversized (overloud, etc.)

1

divine spirit; spirit of the dead

2

stone lantern

2

good

3

tucking up the hem of one's garments

1

tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance

2

to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued

6

to get wet

3

house-cloth; dust cloth

1

wet cloth; damp rag

1

pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.

5

barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)

4

south

2

living room (Western style); sitting room

1

garden; trees and flowers in a garden

1

detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material

1