jpdb beta

the many and the few

1

to shed tears; to (begin to) cry

1

to have a drink; to have a few drinks

1

oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!

1

bag of rice

1

test of strength

1

bright red; bright

1

two kinds; second-class (e.g. mail)

1

recovering from intoxication; sobering up

1

to be thirsty

1

water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout

7

to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with

3

relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly

3

to become dim; to become blurred

1

white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine

34

Hida (city, region of Gifu Prefecture, Edo-period province)

1

pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable

3

loss of eyesight; loss of vision; going blind; blindness

3

to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother

2

any visual disorder caused by a problem within the eye (i.e. glaucoma, amaurosis, etc.)

1

several years; a few years

1

state of progress

1

to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal

3

hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member

3

morning and evening

1

to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye

1

to be able to see

1

anything and everything; just about everything

13

cataract

1

complete recovery

1

rate; ratio; proportion; percentage

1

eye disease

4

throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...

6

northern army (e.g. in a civil war; esp. the Union Army during the American Civil War)

1

end; close

5

end of war; cessation of hostilities

1

unnecessary; unneeded

1

foreign country

8

devastating; catastrophic; crushing

2

blow; shock; strike; batting

2

sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)

1

foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature

3

self-conceit; pride

2

action; behavior; behaviour; (arch.) recommendation (of a person for a position)

5

knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes

30

barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless

2

guns; firearms

2

to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)

32

to fall into ruin; to be desolated

1

(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)

1