jpdb beta

to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out

2

trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern

2

Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation

4

happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness

4

everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly

3

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

9

to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated

1

good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do

1

present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)

3

parent and child

7

daughter-in-law and mother-in-law (relationship, conflict, etc.)

1

together; jointly; at the same time; with; both

10

society; public; community; social studies

4

appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right

4

lesson; precept; teachings; moral

2

story; tale

4

to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)

1

filial piety; showing devotion (to someone)

4

to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with

4

to adjoin each other; to be beside one another

1

tree frog (esp. the Japanese tree frog, Hyla japonica)

4

unfilial son; undutiful son; thankless son; unfilial daughter; undutiful daughter; thankless daughter

1

at least; at most; (even) just

1

deceased parent

1

last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)

1

wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes

1

form; shape; figure; visage

2

real intention; true motive; true meaning

1

against; contrary to

9

bank; coast; shore

2

to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends

2

rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)

20

to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)

9

to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl

2

surely; certainly

13

diversion; putting something to another use

1

plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme

4

exemplum

1

how; in what way; how about

13

three; three years of age

2

thoughtful; deep-thinking

2

senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer

1

manufacture; production

1

rash decision; jumping to a conclusion

3

have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary

12

enumeration; list

3

morals

1

(sense of) taste; counter for food, drink, medicine, etc.

2

how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how

11

folk tale; folktale; folk story; folklore

1