jpdb beta

whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)

4

painful; being sorry; feeling sorry

1

distant future; inevitable future; places one goes to

1

to be (doing)

1

suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly

1

in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form

1

to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted

4

incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost

1

married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)

5

people

2

wild silkworm

6

while; during (the time when)

5

nephew

4

to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)

3

Hamamatsu (city)

1

to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance

1

to appear suddenly

1

to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished

2

morning; forenoon; just before noon

1

mountain villa; mountain retreat; mountain cottage

1

to surround; to encircle; to enclose

1

to sing; to chirp; to twitter

1

to prune; to trim; to reap (a crop) and put into storage; to harvest; to prune (a manuscript); to cut down

2

bundle; bunch; sheaf

4

under the eaves

2

hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar

1

sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops

1

day by day

1

surroundings; circumference

2

to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off

2

to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.

1

to sift; to screen

1

shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff

1

soba made from freshly harvested buckwheat

1

natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary

2

leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered

1

somewhere; anywhere; in some respects

3

to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to

1

lunch; midday meal

2

soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost

3

beating time with one's hands; clapping to the beat; making a careless move (in go, shogi, etc.); responding to an opponent's move without proper thought

3

oh!; ah!; oh dear!; dear me!; thank God!

3

to clap

6

to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)

2

to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)

4

to trample; to crush underfoot

1

rim; brim; edge; brink

1

grinning; smirking

1

for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now

5

at that time; that time

1