jpdb beta

tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health

7

to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble

4

men and women of all ages

1

shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream

7

tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance

4

like; similar to; as with; in the same way

20

to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher

1

next; then; after that

3

low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key

7

before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end

12

with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning

2

to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)

29

far away; far off; far; long ago; long before

6

hey!; oi!; ahoy!

9

ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)

1

unhappy; sad; miserable; wretched; gloomy; melancholic

1

captain (of a Japanese-style boat); skipper; boatman; oarsman; head of a fishing crew; fishing master

1

to speak; to hear a voice

6

wooden board; woodblock; woodblock printing

1

darkness; the dark

12

lattice; counter for large bundles (e.g. 10 sheafs of rice, 200 sheets of calligraphy paper, 20 whistling arrows, 100 fish); handbreadth (unit for measuring the length of arrows); fascicle

3

both (people); the two of them

5

to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)

13

raincoat

4

journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling

4

conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap

3

appearance; air; condition; state; form

2

to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon

7

unbecoming; improper; unsuitable; ill-matched; unworthy of

1

the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since

5

pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely

8

was; were

14

to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)

1

horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside

12

moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)

1

scar

2

iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast

3

make; workmanship; preparation

2

(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image

2

year; age; years; past one's prime; old age

1

for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)

1

cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible

14

plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit

1

mediation; intercession; smoothing over

2

sound; sure; safe; steady; firm

1

travelling on foot

1

especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though

2

native-born; trueborn; (belonging) from the start (to a group, organization, etc.); career (e.g. diplomat)

1

head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major

92

both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)

1