jpdb beta

to come alive; to get going; to start to move

3

whispering; murmuring; subdued

1

you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)

4

father

3

severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair

2

even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little

1

unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate

1

to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do

2

dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop

2

ah; oh; hey!

4

three; three years of age

2

to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop

3

mum; mom; mummy; the missus

3

disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination

2

water's surface

2

wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law

2

mother-in-law

1

discord; antagonism

1

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable

1

big river

3

west

2

to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)

1

similar to; like

2

to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently

1

whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless

1

far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far

1

as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still

2

side of a boat; gunwale

1

to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract

1

bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu

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)

1

unlined kimono; one kimono; a single kimono

3

to come apart at the seams; to be ripped; to begin to open; to begin to bloom; to smile broadly; to break into a smile

1

at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just

4

guess; conjecture; surmise

1

unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to

2

to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)

5

oil

1

quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty

1

light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence

2

window

3

nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...

1

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

2

gathering; place where people gather; (arch.) police station; (arch.) camp; (arch.) barracks

1

among (them); of (them)

1

each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn

3

clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely

3

a minute; moment; an instant; stubborn; hot-headed

3

to pass (of time); to elapse

2

deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing

2