jpdb beta

riches; wealth; resources; lottery

6

wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line

2

Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)

2

wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds

1

dried-up river; wadi; dry arroyo

1

headwaters; source

2

huge; gigantic; enormous

2

to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against

1

thirteen; 13; king (playing card)

3

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

3

foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; foothills

2

anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity

6

taste for the simple and quiet; rustic simplicity; austere refinement; enjoyment of a quiet life

1

to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged

1

very; much

6

(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance

1

erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary

1

loud voice

5

whole neighborhood; whole neighbourhood; surrounding countries

1

cypress woodland

5

hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress

1

sound of the cicadas

1

to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to whine; to sing; to chirp

2

cicada; locust; small-sized pulley

2

entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule

3

without; but if; otherwise; or else

1

visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings

3

to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous

7

nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband

6

palm (of one's hand)

1

assorted books

1

genius; prodigy; talented person

2

at one's own expense

1

absence; disregard; indifference

1

halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside

2

1,000; thousand

5

already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast

10

thin, white ceremonial haori worn by miko

2

red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

3

continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago

1

one end; an end; part; fragment

1

Sabi

1

rust

2

countryside; country; 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)

8

flow line; streamline; lines representing the flow of a fluid

1

Kusunoki Masashige (1294-1336.7.4)

1

near; nearby; not far off

1

bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building

4

cough; ahem

2

house; hall; building

4