jpdb beta

gradually

20

several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number

10

height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)

10

to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up

2

unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette

8

quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes

12

smoke and fumes (e.g. from cooking); beacon; skyrocket; fireworks

1

enka; traditional-style Japanese popular ballad; troubadour

1

like; similar to; same as

2

rainbow

16

like; as if; the same as

19

brilliant; bright

4

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)

2

to look up

2

shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")

12

departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.

8

to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart

8

Shouken

1

knife attached to the sheath of a sword

1

one sleeve

1

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

6

frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed

1

to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

20

chest; coffer; rice tub; lidded round, wooden container for cooked rice

2

difficult to ...; hard to ...

15

go home; get out

2

but; however; even though; even if

2

to expel; to drive out

5

head

1

distant

1

to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit

2

to fade; to become dim

1

body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop

28

dense fog; dense mist; feeling depressed

4

in pieces; in scraps; fragmentary (e.g. knowledge); scrappy; insignificant; unimportant

1

to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

15

to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around

15

bank; embankment; dike

8

open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)

20

showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay

3

to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed

18

winter

19

house; dwelling; human habitation

8

bright white (esp. for snow and ice); brilliant white

5

prospect; view; outlook

2

sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year

3

unpolished and uncut gem

2

the New Year begins

1

third day of the month; three days

8

almost every day; almost daily

3