jpdb beta

cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant); hemp (fiber); linen; flax

4

family crest shaped as a hemp leaf; motif made from entwined hexagons

1

hazing; gruelling training; waistband; woman's undergirdle

4

I can tell you; heh

18

surroundings; circumference

2

to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)

25

net; netting; web

5

to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)

1

swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering

1

to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even

7

contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...

2

departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal

3

handsome youth (male); pretty boy

1

trace; tracks; site; remains; scar

4

black with hints of blue (as in a bruise); bluish black

1

black vinegar, usu. produced from unpolished rice; charred kelp or shiitake mushrooms ground and mixed with vinegar, used to dress raw fish and vegetables

1

handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler

3

women's goods

1

way; method; means; resource; course

3

to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry

3

to carry something into a place

1

to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again

4

to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

10

vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept

7

rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis

2

to become used to seeing; to be familiar with

1

chance; opportunity

4

bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant

6

with a whack; with a thump; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; vacantly; blankly

1

gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase

4

blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)

2

just above; right overhead

2

Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)

2

Japanese spindletree (Euonymus japonicus)

1

ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling

1

beam running between columns in traditional Japanese architecture, esp. within Japanese-style rooms

4

rabbitear iris (Iris laevigata)

3

white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson

6

Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion

2

axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem

1

evening

4

to shine

1

actual existence; real existence; existing in real life

2

to embrace each other

2

to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)

1

memory; recollection; remembrance; storage

2

soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light

2

silk; silk cloth

2

pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love

6

recognition; acquaintance

2