jpdb beta

one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common

7

lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate

6

horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside

14

to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house

8

arable land

2

opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person

12

hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress

1

Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)

1

tall tree; forest tree; arbor; arbour

3

to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up

1

to rub; to scrub; to scrape; to draw near; to press

1

casual; unconcerned; nonchalant

2

dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; question mark

4

what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?

7

ten; 10; ten years of age

11

counter for people

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where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually

10

traditional Japanese travel outfit; travel kit

2

so; like this; in this way

5

hard to reach place; remote place

1

like that; so

1

to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated

8

trivial matter

1

place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place

2

to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear

9

to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer

6

noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly

2

to go past; to pass; to pass by

1

anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; be that as it may

4

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

1

to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant

9

whiskers; sideburns; sideboards

2

this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately

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Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)

1

so to speak; so to call it; as it were

2

we

7

riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit

1

sounding; probing; probe; stylet; spy

1

you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only

3

stair nosing; nosing; aquiline nose; Roman nose; hook nose

2

red birthmark (esp. a hemangioma)

3

to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across

1

none other than; ... himself; ... herself

1

waterfall; (arch.) rapids

33

being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback

4

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.

6

to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)

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it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...

18

hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable

6

again (and again); once again; yet again

8