jpdb beta

draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish

1

to scoop up; to dip up

1

hair (on the head)

2

comb

1

string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions

1

soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek

1

lying on one's back; lying face upward; lying supine

2

to take a breath; to take a short rest

1

surplus power; momentum; impetus; inertia

2

(not so) much; (not) very

1

rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse

1

news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter

1

continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last

2

weariness caused by prolonged hot bath

1

to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning

1

sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching

4

night watch; night guard; night shift

1

outside a window

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(sound of) wind blowing through pine trees; (sound of) steam whistling in a kettle (at a tea ceremony); matsukaze; sugar-glazed cookie sprinkled with sesame or poppy seeds

1

report to the emperor

1

yikes; oops; eep; wow

1

briars; thicket; the bush

1

light; illumination; glow; lamp; light

1

corner; nook

1

to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)

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to do for (the sake of someone else)

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to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward

2

(metaphor for) something unusually fast; (lit.) fleeing hare

1

exclamation used to scold practitioners (in Zen); scolding or threatening with a shout

1

quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful

2

to dream (of)

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fretfully; impatiently

1

riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious

1

sickbed

1

waking

1

to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)

1

to be able (to); to be possible (to)

1

starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up

1

weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless

1

old person

1

older brother and younger sister

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to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with

3

safety; welfare; well-being

1

ornamental ridge-end tile

1

bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre

1

facing upward

1

one's figure during sleep

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light; lamp; counter for electric lights

2

bathtub

1

alone; by oneself; on one's own

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