jpdb beta

painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh

22

privy; toilet

1

to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl

18

shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute

1

practice; practising; training; study

1

plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)

2

to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out

5

always; all the time; never; usual; regular

20

hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker

19

birthmark; nevus; bruise

1

to make; to manufacture

1

to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted

8

to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)

7

to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage

63

(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion

40

to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at

40

to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)

8

pickled daikon radish

5

to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)

1

(not) in any way; in no way; at all

1

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

4

(for) how many days; what day (of the month)

1

to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to

1

to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)

1

stink; bad odor; bad odour; stench

2

sour; acid

2

to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say

6

to be able (to); to be possible (to)

25

sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable

7

devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)

6

small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)

4

to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)

2

how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)

12

water well

1

water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout

26

to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)

3

and; and then; thus; and now; and finally

43

to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)

22

substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange

5

now; soon; already; yet; further; more

28

what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few

35

flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)

13

above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous

15

ginger (Zingiber officinale)

3

to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up

1

to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire

23

in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)

5

just a little

2

soy sauce; shoyu

3

to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch

2