jpdb beta

to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach

15

to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)

11

hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)

2

dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop

35

body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field

16

little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak

4

possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people

1

soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction

2

healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable

24

wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do

80

will not do; do not; does not

29

dyspepsia; indigestion; weak digestion

5

baking soda; sodium bicarbonate

8

Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)

10

measuring container; measure; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)

2

as a child; when one was a child; childhood

2

frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health

8

emphasis-adding particle

6

young person; youth; young

2

to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)

34

to take a picture

18

the fifth

2

high class; high grade

8

junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school

14

Kumamoto University

1

to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)

2

Koizumi Yakumo

1

that well-known ...

5

Natsume Souseki (1867-1916)

5

professor; teaching; instruction

7

five; 5

190

high; high school

8

good morning

18

line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)

2

Japanese grenadier anchovy (Coilia nasus)

1

work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique

1

miso soup

9

another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand

7

siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate

5

all; entire; whole; altogether

26

to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment

66

hug; carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.)

19

to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)

27

indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation

29

to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)

6

to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken

188

superstition; superstitious belief

1

Matsuo

4

thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal

2

when it becomes; when it comes to

17