jpdb beta

a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather

1

love; attachment; tender emotions; falling in love

1

second son

2

successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly

1

second son

1

to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)

3

to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)

2

eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son

1

to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else

5

to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize

2

satisfactory; decent

2

to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up

3

to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene

2

a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many

2

powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent

1

encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)

1

breathtaking

1

both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold

3

to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

2

peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic

2

wrinkle; crease; ripple

4

to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)

2

far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry

1

to be too numerous; to be too much

2

echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound

4

to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate

1

to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to

3

suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption

1

courtesy call; going around to say hello (or goodbye) to everybody; making the rounds

1

here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now

2

left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one

4

finger; toe; digit

4

to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip

1

to get strong; to gain strength

3

with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay

2

face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks

6

I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference

2

sobbing; weeping; fit of crying

1

steel

2

self-control; self-restraint

1

having ended; being resolved

1

to cross one's legs

3

feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)

3

basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage

1

bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry

1

to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with

1

foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd

3

calculation; self-interest; selfishness

1

to surround; to encircle; to enclose

1

sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course

1