jpdb beta

fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)

1

modest and beautiful; profound and elegant

1

to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)

1

white plum blossoms; white Japanese apricot; white-blossomed plum

2

something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with

1

assorted vegetables for sukiyaki (esp. green onion)

1

long (time that has passed); old (story)

2

year; age; years; past one's prime; old age

2

to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through

5

tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber

23

(arch.) inspector (third highest of the four administrative ranks of the ritsuryo system); (noh) old man; white ash (of charcoal)

1

elderly woman; noh mask of an old woman

2

dwelling; living

3

long marriage; (lit.) twin pines at Takasago

1

old couple; elderly couple

1

to have an air of sublimity; to appear majestic

2

sublime; noble; high-minded

2

a bit more; a bit longer

1

latticed shutters (in traditional Japanese and Chinese architecture)

4

bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria var. hispida); calabash; moonflower (Ipomoea alba)

26

noh play

2

plants; vegetation

5

group; flock; crowd; wide expanse (of flowers)

1

getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate

1

common camellia (Camellia japonica)

2

bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me

7

supernatural

2

breast; udder

1

Japanese hackberry (Celtis sinensis var. japonica); Chinese nettle tree; enoki mushroom (Flammulina velutipes); winter mushroom; velvet shank

2

milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)

1

illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault

2

to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace

1

old tree

2

echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit

1

expression; presentation; representation; notation

5

presumption; assumption; estimation

4

dryad; tree spirit

1

looking; viewing; (please) try (to)

1

to crowd; to flock; to swarm

1

alas; regrettably; to my great regret; tragically

1

said; aforementioned

1

cherry tree

1

not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special

1

error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense

3

cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing

5

to be crowded with people

1

unfortunately

1

to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon

2

dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness

4

how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way

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