jpdb beta

basket clam (Corbiculidae spp.); freshwater clam; freshwater mussel

1

shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically

1

fruit

3

folk tale; folklore

5

pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely

1

hoe

1

with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names

2

artificial; unnatural

1

to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion

1

cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)

4

fur coat

1

to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)

1

submarine; midget submarine

1

why; how

3

prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish

1

hibernation; winter sleep; torpor

1

nature; the natural world; realm of nature

3

(I am) not sure; (I) can't say which

1

contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade

1

form; situation; condition

4

to leave the nest; to go out into the world; to become independent (of one's parents); to graduate (and become a member of society)

5

vacant or unoccupied room

1

nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing

1

bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu

4

to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling

2

lovers talk; sweet nothings

1

anniversary of a person's death (on which Buddhist commemorative rites, etc. are performed); 49th day after a person's death, on which Buddhist rituals are performed

1

nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web

2

to leave the nest; to go out into the world; to become independent (of one's parents); to graduate (and become a member of society)

2

one's present existence; this mortal frame; this world; cast-off cicada shell; cicada

1

empty; vacant; hollow

1

to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself

2

art (esp. fine art)

2

children; juvenile

1

before now; hitherto

6

Imperial reign; Kimigayo (Japanese national anthem)

1

very long period; forever; eight thousand years

1

one night; one evening; all night; overnight

1

to break through; to penetrate; to pierce

2

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

2

judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of

3

(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely

5

fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization

4

to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to feel sorrow for

1

who; what kind of person

2

sudden; abrupt; unexpected

6

very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes

1

innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-

1

carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone

3

pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading

2