jpdb beta

trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about

2

main purpose; chief aim; focus; main point; gist; essence

2

skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme

7

obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)

2

exclusively; (taking) best care

2

Ōmi (former province located in present-day Shiga Prefecture)

9

route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)

5

sea; ocean; waters

5

how far; to what extent

4

waterside; waterfront

3

Monday

4

residence

3

exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)

1

Lake Biwa

6

Tokaido (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)

2

haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)

1

shelf; ledge; rack; trellis

2

limits; boundary; end

1

(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when

2

to startle; to surprise; to astonish; (lit.) to make (someone) say "oh!"

1

to devise; to plot; to plan

2

shall; should; must

7

to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be

3

artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)

1

headwaters; source

1

trash; rubbish; garbage

1

rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse

1

pebble

2

perhaps; probably; generous; many; much

1

side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore

1

to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)

5

soft; weak

1

thread; yarn; string

6

delicately; weakly; gently; supplely

2

blueness; greenness; tinge of blue; (vegetable) garnish

1

certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons

4

thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan

1

thought; idea; ideology

1

to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out

4

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

15

rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse

1

to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch

1

a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)

1

to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)

4

to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to

2

weeping form (e.g. tree)

1

to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)

3

no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all

2

worshipper; admirer

1

idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim

1