jpdb beta

yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill

5

to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened

4

poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious

5

theological student; seminary student

6

shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear

2

bare feet

1

straw zori

2

to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)

5

drum; drums; drum kit

1

can; tin; canned food

1

ox carriage (for Heian era nobles); oxcart

1

to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)

5

lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring

7

approx. 30 cm

3

stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole

3

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

4

to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle

4

bayonet; guns and swords

1

to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in

9

more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage

2

to be sooty; to be stained

2

sincerity; faithfulness

1

water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating

1

yesterday evening; last night

1

breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)

8

long; drawn-out; very long

3

to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful

1

to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be

4

your home; your family; their home; (my) home

1

return; welcome home

2

if it's the case

9

lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit

6

please (give me); please (do for me)

15

cheek (of face)

5

old rose

1

to change, e.g. step

1

bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling

1

(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture

6

to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)

2

confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent

2

request; favour (to ask); wish; please

6

there it is; there it comes; got it; of course; it figures; I knew it

1

to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch

3

near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly

6

(some) more; even more; longer; further

10

water well

1

a little bit; a little while

2

feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection

3

to be

1

to point at

2