jpdb beta

to keep running

1

steamship; steamboat; steamer

1

steam whistle

1

road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)

2

small bird; little bird

4

to pick at; to peck at

1

to sing; to chirp; to twitter

1

paperwork

1

to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on

1

oblong; vertical writing style (e.g. on envelopes); portrait orientation

1

to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)

10

after the rain

2

now (while the time is ripe); while one still can

2

fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)

1

not worth considering; out of the question

1

hand-mirror

1

to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug

2

creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction

1

to cling

3

to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal

1

(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty

1

to blossom; to flower; to bloom

1

to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound

3

semi-transparent; translucent

1

wing veins (of an insect)

1

to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

3

net; netting; web

3

insect net; butterfly net

2

to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque

1

extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious

1

handle; grip; stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)

2

expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility

1

to beat someone by ganging up on them

1

to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of

1

insect cage

1

stock; products; stolen goods; loot; spoils

1

vein of gold; financial connections; patron; source of money

1

in order to; for the purpose of; must; should

4

pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)

1

to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create

1

ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather

1

inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)

9

small bottle

2

to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss

4

cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae

1

medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic

20

to paint over heavily; to plaster up

3

summoning; calling; riding; (high-quality) silk crepe (fabric)

1

(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy

1

to hasten to join; to hurry to visit

1