jpdb beta

width of a river

1

muddy water

6

to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate

2

broom

2

splash; spray; droplet

1

noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless

1

trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)

2

to cower in fear; to be scared; to be nervous

1

to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed

12

straw raincoat

2

to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to strike (a match)

6

at this rate

1

about noon

1

to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)

1

to come and see (someone, something); to visit

2

not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it

1

to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)

4

force of water (current, stream, jet, etc.)

7

terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous

1

surely; certainly

4

Metal Monkey (57th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1920, 1980, 2040)

1

antiquity; ancient times

2

whole day and night; 24 hours

1

source of river; fountainhead

6

both banks (of a river)

3

plants; vegetation

1

to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate

2

downstream

4

flood prevention

2

to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)

4

throat; singing voice

2

theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse

2

in the rain

3

to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out

1

walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)

2

clock; watch; timepiece

5

needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer

1

slow; lagging; tardy

4

to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)

1

high ground; plateau; heights

2

detour; circumvention; turning movement

1

light rain; drizzle

1

to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)

5

death by drowning

1

town hall

11

several people; a few people

7

to put heads together; to gather (for discussion); to go into a huddle

4

search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.

2

(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually

2

to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down

5