jpdb beta

to have a talk; to tell a story

1

pieces; scraps; disconnected

1

apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize

1

to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble

2

to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade

3

the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result

2

to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen

6

intelligent; wise; sagacious; smart-alecky; cheeky

1

this world; this life; world of the living

1

truth; reality

1

overhear; happened to hear that

1

prayer; wish; vow

1

extensive; spacious; vague; hazy

1

pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously

1

care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation

1

night chat; tale told at night; evening tea party (starting around 6pm)

1

previous existence

1

sutra

2

sound; noise; acoustics; reverberation; echo; audio

2

to make a wish (to a god); to pray (for the fulfilment of a wish)

1

phala (attained state, result); enlightenment (as the fruits of one's Buddhist practice); fruit; counter for pieces of fruit

1

dying; death; dead; useless; damned

1

to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire

1

to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate

2

to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood

1

(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty

4

geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character

2

hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit

2

cunning and wickedness; cunning and wicked person

1

rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent

1

together; at the same time; same; identical

1

front door

2

right angle; perpendicular

1

interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt

3

Kusakabe

1

north side; north bank

1

exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral

1

bamboo grass; bamboo

1

to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound

1

flounder (esp. the large-tooth flounders of family Paralichthyidae, but also lefteye flounders of family Bothidae); bastard halibut; olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus)

1

eyelid

1

time of setting (sun, moon, etc.)

1

to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)

2

whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence

1

four people

1

to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential

1

to put on airs; to assume importance

1

to become hoarse

1

to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat

1

to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered

1