jpdb beta

straw

1

to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up

1

smoke; fumes

2

moisture; humidity; dampness

1

chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat

1

to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)

2

gentle spring rain; thin noodles made from bean starch (or potato starch)

1

rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)

3

end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)

2

old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

2

bronze

1

always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop

1

to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged

2

dismal; gloomy

1

thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about

1

youth; young man

3

feeble

1

cough; coughing; tussis

2

rainfall; rainy weather; rainy; wet

1

edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging

1

sago cycad (Cycas revoluta); king sago palm; sago palm; Japanese sago palm

1

sago cycad (Cycas revoluta); king sago palm; sago palm; Japanese sago palm

1

Japanese fiber banana (Musa basjoo)

2

red carp; golden carp

4

padded kimono

4

to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation

4

Kohaku

1

attractiveness; charm; amiability

1

looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance

1

high class; noble

1

weave; weaving; woven item

1

to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)

2

riverbank; riverside

2

so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...

1

amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities

1

nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic

1

reply; answer; response

4

reply; response; answer

4

such

2

to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)

4

wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm

1

troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying

2

which; what (way)

1

growing late; latening

3

long spell of rain

1

volume of water (in a river, pond, flood, etc.)

1

shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place

2

bright red; bright

1

to shine over

1

bedroom

1