jpdb beta

seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of

1

preparation; arrangements

1

snow; snowfall

1

woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)

1

nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible

15

to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

15

you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...

8

to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed

1

appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style

4

fleeting life; this transient world; sad world; world of grief and worry; the world of the living; this life

1

weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation

1

to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)

1

body and soul; mind and body

1

light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight

1

to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed

11

right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?

4

good morning

13

to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count

2

endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement

1

by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being

2

ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah

13

Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital

1

at; in; at; when; by; with; and then

58

fame and fortune

1

to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for

1

good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result

12

this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")

11

refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed

1

home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains

1

(sound of) wind blowing through pine trees; (sound of) steam whistling in a kettle (at a tea ceremony); matsukaze; sugar-glazed cookie sprinkled with sesame or poppy seeds

1

sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading

5

three years

1

to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)

8

to be able (to); to be possible (to)

2

called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...

1

mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)

1

song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry

1

was

4

teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder

40

what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few

3

what

1

Kumakichi

7

young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small

6

everyone; everybody; all; everything; all

11

large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate

1

Hanjirou

11

field of bamboo grass

4

Jin dynasty (of China; 265-420 CE); Chin dynasty

2

bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely

14

precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed

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