jpdb beta

fifth day of the month; five days

2

stay; sojourn

1

to build oneself a hermitage

1

to give a glance (at); to take one look at

2

taxi

1

to employ; to hire; to charter

1

shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early

5

both sides

3

endless; boundless; everlasting

5

poplar (esp. Lombardy poplar, Populus nigra var. italica)

1

wheat field; barley field; cornfield

1

green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)

7

irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate

1

car; automobile; vehicle; wheel

14

small hill; low hill; hillock

1

to reach; to get to; to arrive at

4

be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)

3

driver; chauffeur

1

south

8

deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)

2

repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row

2

to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)

1

one's way back; one's way home

1

absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming

4

China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)

26

loess; yellow ochre; yellow ocher; (arch.) Hades; (arch.) hell

1

mud wall; earthen wall; plaster wall

1

to dream (of)

2

kerria (Kerria japonica); Japanese yellow rose; bright golden yellow; gold coin (formerly used in Japan)

12

water well

33

city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly

6

impossible dream

1

tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.31 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters

3

someone; somebody

4

and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time

2

narrowness; meanness; humbleness; lowliness

2

any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...

4

even though; despite; notwithstanding

1

knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)

1

form; shape; figure; visage

1

acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair

2

narrowness; being cramped; being almost full

1

liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point

1

blue sky; azure sky

2

step; stride; counter for steps

11

eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality

12

to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

2

just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street

2

quiet night

1

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

2