jpdb beta

name; given name; first name

2

to bear; to endure

1

friendship; fellowship; camaraderie

1

to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess

1

ghost story

1

(for a conversation) to wander from the subject; to get off track

1

coast; beach

1

floating ball of fire (said to be the soul of a dead person); meteor; shooting star

1

to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well

1

mountainous country

3

birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)

1

reedy field

4

want to ... do something; would like to ...

2

without

1

futon (laid on the floor); (Japanese) mattress; underquilt; sleeping mat

4

ragman; junkman; garbage man

1

to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

5

ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet

6

instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for

2

shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.

2

palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap

1

snow storm; blizzard

2

anticommunist

1

(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property

5

competing; competition; auction

1

ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very

2

like; as if; the same as

3

big; large; great

1

anvil

1

young person

1

chanting in a loud voice; singing in a loud voice

1

to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on

3

to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)

1

mosquito coil; anti-mosquito incense

1

to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry

18

noisily (esp. the noise of heavy feet)

3

sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching

3

wheat; barley; oat (oats)

1

to pretend

4

to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)

2

to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled

1

July; seventh month of the lunar calendar

16

origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material

3

viscount

1

wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor

6

juvenile delinquent

2

relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace

1

to appear in the newspaper

2

bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan

2

to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like

4