jpdb beta

fisherman

1

to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer

1

extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of

1

insurance

1

to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken

1

I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that

2

one tanka; one poem

2

waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae

1

A Midsummer Night's Dream (comedy by William Shakespeare)

1

progress

1

spider

1

lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus) (esp. one living in the mountains); Tricyrtis macropoda (species of toad lily)

1

all present; all concerned; all of us

1

to serve; to do

1

bell (often globular)

1

road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)

2

companion; follower; attendant; retinue

1

to dry

2

official; civil service

1

height; acme; extremity; end; limit

1

station; office; guardroom

1

fourfold

2

ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)

6

halfway; midway; partway; mid-course

1

to hold one's breath

1

to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged

2

first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

1

window

2

wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza

2

comfortable; pleasant

1

morning breeze

1

blowing (e.g. of the wind); playing (a wind instrument); player (e.g. clarinet); (pair of) bellows; casting; founding

1

sitting upright (properly)

1

once more

1

parting; separation; farewell

1

to pour (sake); to serve; to drink together

1

regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better

2

another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally

1

to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry

2

kindness; consideration

1

last year

1

unavoidable; no help for

1

healthy; robust

3

women and children

1

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

2

to recognize by sound (recognise); to identify by sound; to understand; to be reasonable

1

sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen

1

seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that

1

guts; bowels; intestines

2

to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds

1