jpdb beta

seed leaves (of a dicot); cotyledons; bud; early stages; very beginning

1

new (residential) area (esp. built on reclaimed land during the Edo period); newly-opened region; red-light district; newly-acquired territory

1

whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)

1

venereal disease; sexually transmitted infection; sexually transmitted disease; VD; STI; STD

1

to be ill; to suffer from; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...; to fail to ...

1

garden eel; conger eel (esp. the common Japanese conger, Conger myriaster)

2

fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online

2

to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away

8

poor catch (fishing)

1

restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget

1

signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking

1

few in number

2

prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot

1

(wicker) basket used for carrying fish; creel

1

you

10

thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)

1

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

2

woman; girl

1

quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on

1

eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey

7

firm; determined; resolute; conclusive

1

from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point

4

is not; am not; are not; isn't it?

4

close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related

2

to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall

1

as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")

2

to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)

3

keirin; cycle racing event, usu. 2km with a paced start and sprint finish

1

Morikawa

1

elderly person

1

bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate

1

one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand

1

disabled person; handicapped person; person with a (physical or mental) disability

1

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

36

to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done

1

somehow; for some reason or other

2

new religion

1

(electric) torch; flashlight

1

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

2

portion; section; part

5

hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking

3

to be called ...; to be referred to as ...

15

cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless

1

flat cap; cloth cap; newsboy cap; (hunting) cap

1

to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)

2

going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work

1

four people

3

boatswain; bosun

1

good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark

2

pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure

2