jpdb beta

falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses

7

suicide

4

(rocky) beach; seashore

2

along (a wall, river, railroad tracks, etc.); alongside; following

2

box of sweets (usu. given as a gift)

4

cause; factor; hetu (direct cause, esp. as opposed to indirect conditions); the basis of one's argument (in hetuvidya)

1

trough; gutter; water pipe; coulisse (of a sword blade)

2

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

2

end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot

3

to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)

1

lemon

5

to spoil; to rot; to corrode

1

(Japanese) bantam

1

beam of light

1

person of doubtful origin

1

called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...

2

cloud of dust (sand, etc.); dust storm

1

spine; backbone; spinal column

1

straw doll; straw figure; straw effigy

1

to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

4

the person in question; the person themselves; said person

2

old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly

2

to blow out; to spout out

1

shipyard; dock yard; shipbuilding yard

5

general affairs section

1

tens of thousands

1

babysitting; babysitter; nanny; taking care of; looking after; accompanying

1

each day; from day to day; day-to-day

4

thrift; economy; frugality

3

farmer; peasant; farming; country bumpkin; yokel; the common people

1

rope; cord; policeman's rope

3

cow shed; cattle barn

1

dish of vegetables, konnyaku, etc. simmered in soy sauce and water until the liquid is almost gone

1

small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; noob; weak player

1

(water-filled) paddy field

1

timid; faint of heart

2

flinchingly; falteringly; being overwhelmed; staggeringly; totteringly; unsteadily

1

in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for

6

to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

1

to bow one's head; to hang one's head; to droop (e.g. ears of grain)

1

to boil down; to condense; to think through to the end; to reduce to essentials

2

1,000,000; one million; million; many

2

speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal

2

parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner

9

vast; boundless; vague

1

to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)

1

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

4

village road

1

to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect

1

reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive

2