jpdb beta

older brother

2

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

2

duty; role; function

1

very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly

1

you (plural)

1

making a prayer (to a god or Buddha)

1

to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do

2

things; affairs

1

after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means

2

explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend

2

(on) one's own; (by) oneself

1

to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark

4

companion; follower; attendant; retinue

2

forgetful; oblivious of; negligent

1

accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation

1

boiled and half-dried bonito

1

clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor

1

old lady; ma'am

1

to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid

1

to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy

1

even if; even though; however; no matter how

2

tallness; tall person

1

remembrance; recollection; recognition

1

mole; lentigo; beauty spot

2

home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains

2

mountain forest; forest on a mountain; montane forest; mountains and forest

1

pale fiery light seen in the fields and mountains at night; will-o'-the-wisp

1

fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown

1

badger; raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides)

2

tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox

2

to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)

1

birds and animals

1

beast; brute; animal

1

getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate

4

mountain village

2

bright red; bright

1

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

2

fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted

1

buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles

1

mochi; (sticky) rice cake

1

having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense

1

grated daikon; daikon grater

1

evergreen oak

2

feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)

2

playmate; companion; friend to play with

2

young girl; daughter; unmarried girl

1

to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)

1

fibre; fiber; textile

1

to thread (e.g. a needle, beads, etc.)

1

rolling up one's sleeves

1