jpdb beta

first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all

2

to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close

1

without doing

1

brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost

1

long time; many years

1

unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very

1

relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect

1

legend; tradition

1

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)

5

mouth of river; estuary

1

beach; seashore; seaside; coast

2

capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace

1

since when; from when; how long

1

to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart

3

not only

2

life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation

8

the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all

5

for this reason

2

to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer

2

swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction

6

simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light

1

zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager

2

to listen attentively to; to be lost in

1

silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet

3

silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction

2

each and every person (saying); one and all; unanimously; in unison; separately; individually

1

how long; how far; how much

1

simultaneously; all at once; in unison

2

to rush over; to run up to

3

falling heavily (of rain, snow, etc.)

1

very thick; heavy

1

to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off

8

bank; coast; shore

4

fresh snow; new snow

1

ankle

1

to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack

1

to run around; to bustle about

2

to become hoarse

1

quietly; soundlessly

1

echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit

3

to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)

3

ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)

1

executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements

1

a minute; moment; an instant; stubborn; hot-headed

1

the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; all around; here and there; four sides (of a square)

1

to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter

1

in search of; in order to look for

1

necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement

6

to get a big surprise; to be astonished

2

once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning

2