jpdb beta

hunger (status)

1

while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way

11

life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood

2

maintenance; preservation; improvement

7

living thing; organism; creature; biology

4

necessities; necessary article; requisite; essentials

1

food

16

store; reserve; stock; savings

3

decrease; reduction; decline

2

woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)

1

ah; oh; hey!

5

what with this and that; for a number of reasons

1

day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date

19

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

2

death; dying; mortality

12

to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration

3

above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)

26

rest omitted; and so on

2

outsider; someone outside of a group

1

as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...

61

head of a family; patriarch; matriarch

1

to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to strongly press (someone); to crack down on; to settle accounts

1

meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet

20

restriction; restraint; limitation; limit

6

to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

8

relief; aid; rescue

8

random; aimless

1

inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during

36

to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed

8

to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)

54

daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese

3

night; evening; dinner

15

to spend a night together

1

a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number

18

faulty statement; misleading statement; misunderstanding caused by a misleading statement

1

existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have

7

4th day of the month; four days

3

youngest daughter

1

peach blossom

42

disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding

5

to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely

9

to remain; to be left

14

the number of people; many people; a large number of people

3

seven

6

counter for people

12

to survive

4

after

7

mindset; outlook; view; way of looking at things; perspective

1

to set aside

4

room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable

75