jpdb beta

being on duty; person on duty

6

table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor

3

to dry up (spring, pond, etc.); to run out

1

dispute over the distribution of water into paddies during the summer (in rural areas)

1

source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root

1

source of river; fountainhead

2

rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season

3

earthenware

2

muddy stream

1

riverbank

1

noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe

2

to talk together; to chat together

1

washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break

3

warship; battleship

1

launching ceremony; ceremonial ship launching

1

feeble; faint

1

Karasawa

1

rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse

1

to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float

1

even

2

source; origin

1

spring; fountain

14

to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)

2

filtration; filtering; percolation

3

to gather; to collect; to assemble

1

village office; local administration office in a village

1

drawing water

2

every week

1

number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout

7

to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)

5

work; job; labor; work

7

water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium

2

to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear

1

given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...

3

to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)

2

household; home; family; housekeeping

1

to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below

1

late at night

7

inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness

1

to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand

1

week

1

later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while

3

early morning; early hours; early in the morning

1

convenient; handy; useful

1

pedestrian traffic

2

two o'clock

2

according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states

1

clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)

2

if it is the case that ...

1

cuttlefish; squid

1