jpdb beta

poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty

2

tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings

4

rush mat; matting; mat

1

to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)

2

to be able (to); to be possible (to)

7

board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board

1

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

2

all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly

3

faint breath; dying whisper; at death's door

1

tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well

3

to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress

8

medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic

7

thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee

1

to remake; to rebuild

1

mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door

9

to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check

1

to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start

4

to remain; to be left

12

to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)

2

mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but

2

to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape

2

being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together

1

cheek (of face)

4

forehead; brow

2

to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)

5

why?; what for?; how?; by what means?

4

suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort

2

lips

7

to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

6

to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.

2

to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted

2

indeed; it's no wonder

2

finally; barely; only just; gradually

1

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

1

to look into; to peer in

2

one's last moment; one's death; one's end

4

to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on

14

as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly

8

to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined

3

just managing; with great difficulty

1

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

1

that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game

1

tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard

4

to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile

1

skin and bones

1

to cheer up

1

name; given name; first name

9

indicates question

9

Genkichi

1

gene

6