jpdb beta

to stick to

1

to look into; to peer in

2

scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))

2

past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)

3

to rock; to shake; to swing

1

western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki); western nations (esp. India or Europe); thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara); pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon

2

Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)

2

(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property

2

fishing line

1

peddler

6

a bit more; a bit longer

5

early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker

2

(please) look; see; (please) try to do

1

to be too late; to be too slow

1

soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself

2

with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay

2

minnow; shinner

3

the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)

3

old age; old person; the old; the aged

4

parents; both parents

4

indigenousness; being native (to a region); settling (of people); native; indigenous; aboriginal

1

farming; agriculture

1

thatching a roof (with grass); thatched roof

6

fence; hedge; barrier; wall; railing

7

hedge

1

Japanese zelkova (species of elm-like tree, Zelkowa serrata)

2

windbreak (forest); shelterbelt

2

sewing; needlework; embroidery

1

childhood name

1

to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

6

number of years

2

how many; how old

2

again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and

3

provincial dialect; rural dialect

1

hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh

3

(art of) fencing; swordsmanship

1

delicious; tasty

1

lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)

1

calyx

1

difficult to ...; hard to ...

3

was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...

1

short; brief

1

wild horse

1

to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray

4

long

1

brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost

1

(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact

1

particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

2

urinary bladder

1

to be careful; to pay attention; to take care

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