jpdb beta

hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)

7

fallow land

4

chopsticks

15

yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill

7

sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly

6

leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle

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edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging

1

to blacken; to darken

1

front garden; front yard; vestibule (of the ear)

1

to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)

3

garden; park

6

lawn; grass

7

to change color (esp. leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour); to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn); to begin to redden; to ripen; to grow ripe

1

thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack

10

nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing

10

to show; to display

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funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable

16

to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)

5

to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing

8

to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated

1

manure; night soil; dung; fertiliser; fertilizer

11

eta; group comprising the lowest rank of Japan's Edo-period caste system and whose work usually involved handling human bodies or animal carcasses

1

to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile; to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear); to become rich

1

serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady

6

to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)

7

even though; despite; when

4

for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being

8

to become extremely serious (in attitude); to look solemn; to assume a solemn air

2

to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted

16

not only ... (but also); not just; as well as

1

finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little

10

to fly in the air

7

to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for

2

mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both

2

to discuss; to talk together

2

you

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that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

11

keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use

3

lake

173

cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling

4

exaggeration; hyperbole

2

lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end

7

area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances

4

mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary

15

head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)

6

head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)

7

name; given name; first name

16

pale

9

descendant

1

and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...

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