jpdb beta

to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over

2

sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic

3

monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic

1

many times

5

to repeat; to do over again

5

to get tired of (doing); to lose interest in

2

north-west

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cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

2

goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark

1

intention; aim; design

1

with these words; while saying

7

to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)

2

in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely

2

in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er

1

cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation

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foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base

2

very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive

3

to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of

4

slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark

3

everyday life; daily life

1

inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness

1

deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely

1

just one person; only one

1

Chinese silvergrass (Miscanthus sinensis); maiden grass; susuki grass

2

to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to sheathe; to govern; to manage; to control

1

horse's back; (mountain) ridge; arête; road along a ridge

1

to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate

4

downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb

2

what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty

4

to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive

1

to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)

1

kuma bamboo grass (Sasa veitchii); Veitch's bamboo

1

mountain river; mountain stream

4

shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place

1

to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar

3

echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound

3

to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)

7

to be choked; to be stifled; to be smothered

1

clean; clear; pure; honest; clean

1

bubble; foam; froth; suds; lather; head (on beer)

1

to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over

2

to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)

1

about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite

1

flat; even; level; plain (language, words, etc.); simple

1

to stoop; to bend over

2

landlocked masu salmon (Oncorhynchus masou masou)

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to catch fish

3

to become serious; to take something seriously (e.g. a joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (esp. at something trivial); to get worked up

1

looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy

3

wisteria vine

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