jpdb beta

first 17-syllable verse of a renga; haiku; first five-syllable line of a tanka

2

in the future; another day; later

1

counter for nights

4

tower; tall building; turret; lookout; (arch.) brothel

1

great (waka) poet; immortal poet

3

household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband

1

tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful

3

remote mountain village

1

first tea of the season

1

more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time

7

to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter

9

difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy

2

limit; restriction

3

chance; opportunity

3

still more; especially

1

enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to

2

custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example

4

to telephone; to make a phone call

1

matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)

1

revised edition (of a book or manuscript); authoritative edition; standard edition; final version of a book as edited by the author; revised edition of a book as edited by the author

1

Kunio

1

page

2

the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result

2

sunny place; in the sun

3

mountain and water; landscape (containing hills and rivers); landscape picture; mountain stream; water that flows down from a mountain; garden which contains an artificial hill and a pond

1

at once; immediately; without delay; promptly

2

district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society

4

dialect; provincialism

1

some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...; or; either ... or

5

form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode

2

at; in; on

1

to polish (rice); to refine; to purify

3

to rise up; to initiate (political) action

1

(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much

2

in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

1

patriot

1

the whole country

1

to go around

1

religion; cult

2

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker

3

throughout Japan

1

from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because

2

very; greatly; exceedingly

1

romantic

1

hypothesis; supposition; assumption

1

to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself

1

(United States of) America; USA

3

refining; polishing (of rice)

2

(water-filled) paddy field

1

irrigation

1