jpdb beta

listening closely

1

price; cost; value; worth; value

1

class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.

1

in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all

8

bark (of a tree, etc.)

1

tough; strong; stiff; tenacious

2

supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined

1

country name

1

already; now; no longer; not any more

5

to offer; to present; to serve (food and drink); to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an altar)

9

to tell (somebody) to (do something)

2

recent years

5

great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)

5

Fukushima (city, prefecture)

3

wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler

1

Kansai region (center-west area of Japan comprising Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures)

2

to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out

2

even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing

6

vegetable fibre (fiber)

1

wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper

2

to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

13

Ira

4

beauty spot; place with beautiful scenery; unexpected victory; victory by uncommon stratagem

1

record; transcript

10

ramie (Boehmeria nivea var. nipononivea)

4

Urtica thunbergiana (species of stinging nettle)

2

hills and fields; countryside

4

wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I

1

of good character; kindhearted; good-natured

2

ramie (Boehmeria nivea var. candicans); rummy

1

same sort; same kind; same genus; homologous; congeneric

1

equinoctial week (when Buddhist services are held); Buddhist services during the equinoctial week; nirvana

1

to mow; to reap; to harvest

1

in the same way as; just like

6

to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

13

autumnal equinox; autumn equinox; fall equinox

1

mountain god; one's wife (esp. a nagging wife); roughskin sculpin (Trachidermus fasciatus)

6

curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)

1

not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover

18

border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region

6

nearby (one's seat); (by) one's side; Dear (Mr./Mrs.)

1

emergency; extraordinary; unusual

22

deep in the mountains; mountain recesses

2

Akiyama

5

only; sole; unique

4

lochia; post-natal vaginal discharge

4

sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)

23

without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory

6

(sheet) music; (musical) note; genealogy; family tree; record of a game of go, shogi, chess, etc.

1

snow's surface; lily-white skin; fair skin

1