jpdb beta

to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry

4

midnight; dead of night

10

middle of the night; dead of night

7

near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon

10

crying oneself to sleep; giving up in frustration; accepting meekly; being compelled to accept a situation

1

close to the ear

1

one's real father; natural father; biological father

3

to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience

1

reality; consciousness

4

to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer

1

coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay

5

apology

2

to shake one's head (in denial)

5

to cling

1

there is no way that ...; easy; simple

1

year in, year out; always; 24-7

1

painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh

6

used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous

10

early ripening rice; early-ripening fruit (grain, etc.); person who becomes physically or mentally mature at an early age

1

to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base

8

cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood

44

to give; to do (something) for

4

over-fond parent; doting parent

1

he; she; that guy

11

willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition

1

hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit

4

nearly half a day; approximately half a day

1

state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication

23

sun; sunshine; sunlight

9

west

6

to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close

1

surname; family name; last name

4

chief priest (of a Buddhist temple)

11

together; at the same time; same; identical

1

bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive

5

woven mat (esp. one made of straw); (arch.) seat

3

to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)

4

monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)

30

(my) wife; inside the home; one's family

1

son; penis

8

temple (Buddhist)

22

youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy

8

request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust

3

agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning

3

to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into

19

back door; back entrance

1

hmm; I see; hrm

8

to enrol in a temple school; child enrolled in a temple school; incarcerating a criminal in a temple as a form of punishment (popular during the latter Muromachi and Azuchi-Momoyama periods); to go to a temple and repent (following a disaster, etc.)

5

witness

3

pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia

5