jpdb beta

carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease

1

to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir

6

plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking

1

wisdom; enlightenment; prajñā (one of the three divisions of the noble eightfold path); wisdom

1

beater (on a hunt)

1

middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart

1

carpenter

4

ink line; tool for marking long, straight lines on flat surfaces; inkpot; ink bottle

2

whistling sound; wheezing sound; sound of the wind; wuthering; howling; soughing

1

to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)

2

being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback

2

Korea

1

Europe

1

to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time

5

to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain

3

first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

1

good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)

12

forked tree; forked branch

1

land east of China; Japan

2

to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember

2

work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income

1

kinoko; mountain-dwelling demon resembling a child

2

to drive away; to scatter; to rout

1

fast-talking; rapid talking

2

Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)

3

to redeem (from sin); to save

1

to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for

1

university graduate; bachelor; bachelor's degree

2

coincidence

1

Minakata Kumagusu (1867.5.18-1941.12.29)

2

correspondence; exchange of letters

1

the preceding year; the previous year; last year

4

rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); course; catching fish with a net

1

young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age

1

some days; several days

1

mountain road; mountain trail

2

this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately

1

beheading; decapitation

1

simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light

1

the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)

1

letter; note

1

to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)

1

baby

1

to reach; to get to; to arrive at

1

necklace; choker

1

to gather

1

recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest

3

satiety; surfeit

1

to leave food half-eaten

1

to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up

1