jpdb beta

northeast

1

shelter; cover; screen; shield; obstruction; defilade

1

dry riverbed; river beach

3

verbal message; word (from someone)

2

sound of water

1

derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible

1

great speed; recklessly fast speed

2

west

2

break (in the weather, esp. rain or snow); interval of clear weather; patch of blue sky; (arch.) period of serenity

3

to shine

1

embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin

3

dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration

2

to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)

2

lawn; grass

8

flood plain; river terrace; riverside area; area between river and river bank

3

summer heat; hot weather; (arch.) heatstroke

1

sunset glow

2

to change color (esp. leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour); to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn); to begin to redden; to ripen; to grow ripe

5

upper reaches of a river; upstream

4

from the viewpoint of; according to

1

walk; stroll

1

badminton

1

riverbank; riverside

1

mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark

1

detour; circumvention; turning movement

1

baseball ground; baseball stadium

1

football pitch; soccer field

1

here and there; in places

1

growing en masse in one location (of plants); living gregariously (of animals); living in flocks, herds, colonies, etc.; all animate creation

2

gems and stones; wheat and chaff; wheat and tares; good and bad

1

blanching; bleaching

1

to peel off and fall; to flake away

2

to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across

2

lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily

1

to crawl towards; to creep up to

1

nonsense; no meaning; meaningless

2

drip; fall drop-by-drop; suddenly (of drops of water)

4

knife

1

to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range

6

source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root

2

incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting

4

opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access

2

strong smell of grass (esp. in summer heat)

1

Canada goldenrod (Solidago canadensis var. scabra)

1

stalk; stem

1

to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end

8

setting sun

1

to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly

1

indigo blue

1

accumulation; pile; heap; sedimentation

1