jpdb beta

long way; distant place

3

useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated

1

decoration; ornament; trimmings

1

to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange

2

serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)

4

to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back

3

speech; tongue; talk; dialect; brogue; accent

2

young man; young woman; young people; young employee; young manservant; young follower

1

to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem

3

song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry

7

Nanking cherry (Prunus tomentosa); downy cherry

1

to bloom

1

to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for

3

nimbly; lightly

2

favorable; favourable; friendly; vividly colored; vividly coloured

1

to yearn for; to be in love with

1

line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style

3

vitality; (one's) life force

1

unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient

1

to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down

2

oh; yes; huh?; hm?

3

cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear

3

to leave the room

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gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail

2

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)

4

to be ill; to suffer from; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...; to fail to ...

5

that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...

28

nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...

11

-less; lacking; non-existing

7

fortitude; firmness of character; hardihood; manliness

1

unsophisticated; ruggedly honest; artless; unaffected; simple; naive

1

intimate; close

1

to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come

9

dictation; verbal statement

13

Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country

1

(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely

2

flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda

1

left-hand radical of a character

1

variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; 300 tsubo (991.74 meters square, 0.24506 acres); six ken (10.91 m)

1

noon; midday; daytime; lunch

2

never; by no means; not in the least; why; what for

3

to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to

4

oh; ah

9

Saiyo

29

noon; midday; daytime; lunch

1

hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo

42

sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta

4

decayed tree; rotted tree; decayed wood; obscure, meaningless life (metaphor)

1

(rubbing, twisting) hard; with a squeal; with a creak; (drinking) in one sweep

2

I; me; you; manservant

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