jpdb beta

tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)

5

to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on

20

today; this day

1

theme; subject; motif; theme for the Imperial New Year's Poetry Contest

3

Miyamoto Musashi (1584-1645)

2

electric carpet

3

Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance

2

to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...

20

to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

217

Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)

2

Mont Blanc (chestnut and cream dessert)

2

story; tale; talk; discussion

5

back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)

3

to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with

1

fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material

3

to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken

8

three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton

1

carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)

1

dangling; swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily

1

horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)

1

(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression

3

to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)

42

before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end

4

with a thump; (hanging) straight down

1

to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture

1

honorific/polite/humble prefix

31

to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)

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PS; postscript; appending; addition (esp. of data, information)

1

scream; shriek; shout; exclamation

4

eating everything (on one's plate, etc.)

1

oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...

4

confrontation; showdown

2

to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself

1

charred; burnt black; scorched black

1

hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense

24

instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for

7

Sakurajima daikon (the largest variety of radish in the world)

1

to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)

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mayonnaise

2

bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly

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to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)

7

to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested

1

limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically

1

search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry

2

interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off

2

difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect

1

to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert

1

next day

5

clear autumnal weather

1

fine weather; splendid weather

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