jpdb beta

to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem

4

to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)

4

to dance (orig. a hopping dance)

2

earnest; kind; sincere

1

tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)

1

box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building

1

box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building

22

to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)

7

idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish

1

bubble; foam; froth; head on beer

3

idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)

5

to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over

3

here and there; in places

5

utter stranger; mere passerby; outsider

1

to go to see (something); to attend (e.g. game, performance)

1

morning mist

2

to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)

3

above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth

9

to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)

7

monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)

32

townsfolk; resident (of a town); merchant

2

to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent

4

comrade; fellow

9

few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom

6

many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly

15

gold dust

6

year by year; annually; every year; from year to year

4

to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)

8

merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper

38

manservant

2

horseback

7

wrapped package; bale; wicker trunk; wicker luggage

2

to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted

1

solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy

1

solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy

4

forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding

2

(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of

39

man and horse; rider and horse; centaur

8

work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique

9

quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty

10

party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit

11

arriving in the capital

1

supervision; superintendence; management; supervisor

1

status; position; method; way; rule; regulation

5

the best; ideal

1

stroke (of a kanji, etc.)

1

Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)

3

urheimat; original homeland of a people or of a language

2

broadbanded thornyhead (Sebastolobus macrochir); broadfin thornyhead; kichiji rockfish

257

(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior

5