jpdb beta

to flutter (e.g. a flag)

2

huge; gigantic; enormous

3

living thing; living creature; animal; life

1

to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)

2

to reach; to get to; to arrive at

3

gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum

7

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

4

limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...

7

suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange

2

undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); surge; billow

9

to blow harder and harder

3

to jar; to creak; to grate

6

to cling to

7

woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)

2

length and width; length and breadth; four cardinal points; every direction; as one wishes; as one pleases

1

to run about; to rush about

2

to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate

2

patina; antique look; elegant simplicity; well-trained voice

1

stormy weather (at sea); poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas); poor turn-out; recession

1

just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"

1

to pass; to pass by

1

to get angry; to lose one's temper

4

to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)

4

immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay

2

to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)

1

to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for

2

direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination

9

top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes

3

to plow through (a wave) (plough); to tack (against the wind)

4

sailing; navigation

4

headwind; adverse wind

1

method; process; manner; way; means; technique

2

or; either ... or ...

1

association; fellowship; change (of season, year, etc.)

1

nowhere

2

measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment

1

the very best; utmost

1

how; in what way; how about; questionable

8

rain and wind; driving rain

1

the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)

1

shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable

1

castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord

1

eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)

3

morning; a.m.

4

3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma

2

wicker trunk

3

to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself

2

to kick up (a ball, dust, etc.); to kick upwards (at)

2

sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death

5

to shake; to wave; to swing; to sway

1