jpdb beta

to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly

63

endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint

2

vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy

3

to be found

2

several months

1

to be born; to come into the world

7

even though; despite; when

1

going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease

2

traces; evidence

1

even

4

being startled; getting a shock

2

soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light

1

mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance

7

to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark

8

broom

28

tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)

34

causeway; land bridge; path on an embankment

2

straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank

9

to press a question; to cross-examine

1

severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)

7

late summer heat; lingering summer heat

2

to trickle down

2

throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)

10

to hurt; to smart; to sting

2

cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar

3

to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous

28

often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently

1

to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear

2

new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)

1

Kokin Wakashū (Heian-period collection of poetry)

1

garden; orchard; park; place; world; environment

1

field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness

1

humble cottage; hut

1

raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)

1

song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry

2

to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone

1

to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)

7

far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far

8

to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know

19

legend; folklore; tradition

13

to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

7

to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

2

(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after

5

to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)

15

similar to; like

9

to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort

6

loud; sonorous; ringing

1

to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)

6

to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist

4

cardigan

6