jpdb beta

many; much; plenty; hardly

2

probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid

11

the five grains (wheat, rice, beans, millet (awa and kibi))

2

ancestor; forefather; foremother

2

same family (race, tribe)

1

influence; effect; impact

5

change; alteration; transmutation; mutation

1

culture; cultivation; cultivation (of plants); growing; cultivation (e.g. of a skill); nurture (of democracy, national power, etc.)

2

specialization; specialisation; differentiation

1

to cause; to induce; to bring about; to produce

1

enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten

2

manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost

1

descendant; progeny; offspring

1

inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)

3

to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate

2

doesn't even exist

4

race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)

1

first-class

2

serialization; serialisation; serial story

2

continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence

4

indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged

1

conclusion; completion

1

clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain

7

memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage

10

without

5

to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through

3

second

5

way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow

2

third-rate; third-class

1

a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily

16

old friend; old acquaintance

1

to meet fortuitously; to meet by chance; to happen across

1

classical; classic

1

physics

2

perspective on nature

1

wide sense (e.g. of a word); broad sense

1

in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to

6

material; substance; matter

3

exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement

10

idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation

1

expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)

2

to learn; to study; to take lessons in

1

Japanese fiber banana (Musa basjoo)

7

the principle of fluidity and immutability in haiku; haiku is both fluid and transitory, and eternal and immutable; an interchange between the transient and the immutable is central to the soul of haiku

1

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

5

to be common (to); to have (something) in common (with); to be mutually understood; to have a mutual connection; to communicate with each other

3

to be the case that

6

haikai (collective name for haiku, haibun, haiga, senryū, etc.); haikai no renga (humorous, often vulgar style of renga which emerged in the 16th century); absurd; comical

7

falsehood and truth; fiction and fact

1

to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of

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