jpdb beta

(rocky) beach; seashore

2

to make laugh; to set to laughing

1

to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin

1

to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike

1

friend; companion

10

heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion

1

sneer; scoffing; abuse

1

Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver

1

shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute

1

tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre

1

car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster

3

empty stomach; hunger

3

workmen's chant while pulling a heavy load

1

to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home

1

next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to

5

to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

1

smoothly; swiftly

3

at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current

1

faltering; tottering; halting; unsteady; awkward; clumsy

1

eighteen; 18

1

remarkably; noticeably; visibly; considerably; perceptibly; appreciably

1

shiruko shop; sweet red-bean soup shop

2

the seven spring flowers; the seven fall flowers; the seven autumn flowers; the seventh of January; Festival of Seven Herbs

1

treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay

2

withered silver grass

1

to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt

1

to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch

2

heavily laden (of a branch); sagging; drooping; bent low

1

to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick

1

to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine

2

graceful young woman; sylph

1

misty, moonlit night

1

growing late; latening

1

traditional skirt

3

abandonment; giving up; throwing away; disposal; dumping

1

to hold in one's arms; to bring over a person to one's side; to involve

1

future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover

1

rook; fly ball

4

woman; female; feminine gender

1

dark green; deep green

1

scarf (esp. one worn for warmth); muffler

1

in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant

1

paper umbrella; bamboo-and-oiled-paper umbrella

2

to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing

2

to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath

1

promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)

3

time; hour; period; class

2

to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do

1

this way; here; the person in question; he; since (a time in the past); prior to (a time in the future)

2

proboscis; snout

3