jpdb beta

futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness

2

to be; to exist

4

stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough

4

ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.

5

the scruff or nape of the neck

2

quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt

1

one ken; six feet

3

(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount

2

to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch

2

iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards

2

to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)

2

just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of

1

son

1

to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal

2

tea whisk; bamboo whisk for making Japanese tea; hair style where the hair is tied up in a bundle on the back of the head (resembling the shape of a tea whisk)

2

base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source

1

to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp

4

(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown

10

fervour; fervor; vigour; vigor; ardour; ardor

1

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

4

several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number

3

to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)

1

tooth

1

to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail

1

to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic

4

paper folded and tucked inside the front of one's kimono (esp. for use at the tea ceremony); paper used for writing tanka

2

to be discouraged (from doing something); to have one's enthusiasm dampened

1

to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond

1

to shake one's head

1

to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.

1

to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)

1

to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)

5

of all people

3

just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously

4

sudden impulse; passing fancy

1

pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love

2

to be moved by affection; to be moved by kindness; to be touched

1

to apologize; to apologise

8

things; everything

1

to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson

1

to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

1

to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away

1

perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say

5

characteristic (of); peculiar (to)

4

heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate

2

to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of

2

separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction

3

to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting

3

to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with

5

to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)

4