jpdb beta

root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature

3

being absorbed in; losing oneself in; losing control of oneself

1

to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily

1

even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little

3

to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout

1

food

7

to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for

2

to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death

3

poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite

1

charity; almsgiving

2

being tired out

1

from out of nowhere; from who knows where

2

suddenly disappears somewhere

1

laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet

2

affection (esp. parental); love; fondness

2

looks; appearance

1

saint

3

to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)

2

healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace

13

to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant

3

just a little

8

painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)

15

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

59

to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)

1

to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out

4

rhythm

3

to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing

3

to produce a sound

2

fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)

1

interval; step; pitch; key

1

size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)

2

to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from

2

to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored

5

a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat

1

through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of

1

to soak into; to permeate

2

high and low; rise and fall

1

beauty

3

expression; presentation; representation; notation

1

to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance

1

to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)

2

family; relatives; dependents; household

6

to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)

3

various; varied; diverse; all sorts of

1

to feel at ease

1

infant; baby; little child

1

for the first time in one's life

5

carrier

1

discovery; detection; finding

5

collapsing in the street (from exhaustion, illness, etc.); falling dead in the street; person lying dead in the street

1