jpdb beta

trough; gutter; water pipe; flume; chute

1

to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down

6

public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing

10

by force

1

adult; grown-up

5

covered with weeds

1

open field; empty lot; plain

1

difficult to ...; hard to ...

1

standing statue; standing image

4

angled; angular

3

coarse; rough

1

(walking) stick; cane; wand

7

hooked nose

1

ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful

1

stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm

1

to cheer up

1

the four seasons

1

plump; with a thud; heavily

6

to trample flat; to beat a path

1

bronze

23

echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound

1

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)

2

earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land

1

to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken

2

he; she; that person; (arch.) you

2

to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew

4

pursuer; pursuing party; posse

1

to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about

2

safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good

6

beckoning

4

thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound

1

short and stout; small but wide around

1

with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new; cleaned (of a plate, etc.); finished

7

pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt

2

to grow a beard

1

lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring

2

recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest

3

varnish

1

honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly

1

good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend

5

to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

18

unable to speak; inarticulate

1

request; favour (to ask); wish; please

3

to say; to be called; to do

4

abura-age; thin deep-fried slices of tofu

1

one sen; one-hundredth of a yen; small amount of money

1

charity box

2

celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position

1

painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh

3

old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn

1