jpdb beta

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

11

I; me

97

for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first

10

it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...

27

cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat

213

Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation

72

dancing; dance

52

nature; spontaneity; natural airhead

2

age of a tree

1

800; eight hundred; multitude; large number

1

year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

8

huge; gigantic; enormous

7

old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self

1

8000; eight thousand; many

9

to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait

2

to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance

2

lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk

2

one layer; single layer; monopetalous; unlined kimono; single-edged eyelid; eyelid with an epicanthic fold

2

to wear; to be dressed in; to have on

1

to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at

1

to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!

75

the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since

2

hazy curtain of flowers; cherry blossoms appearing from afar like white mist

3

to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden

1

this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence

68

extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of

23

(flower) petal

7

however; but

33

that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)

35

really; truly

12

was; were

49

to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor

1

20 years old; (arch.) twenty

2

counter for people

10

to join hands (with)

1

to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)

2

to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)

5

(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base

2

clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright

1

sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)

3

to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar

1

to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum

3

to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)

2

pale; pallid

2

to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known

3

affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)

1

good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial

84

that; those; the

48

number; amount

2

light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight

3