jpdb beta

ten years; decade

2

near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon

5

so much; so; like that

19

(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season

11

young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice

2

natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary

1

to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie

6

cockscomb; crest

1

to teethe

1

aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn

3

to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for

14

perhaps; maybe; possibly

2

harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result

2

old man; old geezer

6

price; cost; value; worth; value

1

period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty

4

two times; twice; two degrees

9

journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling

1

to score points with (a person)

1

to have a talk; to tell a story

23

the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way

1

I; me

44

hope; wish; aspiration

3

to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)

5

first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

8

thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)

11

greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge

5

inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)

3

Buddhist family chapel; altar room

1

Buddhist (household) altar

2

already; too late

1

manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making

1

very deeply

3

to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to

12

in the meanwhile; during the time

3

meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous

3

back; behind; rear

6

to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for

1

suddenly; abruptly; slowly; leisurely; deliberately

1

to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder

1

to die

4

eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo

2

for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while

3

to think of the dead

1

mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door

16

one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind

11

good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend

3

quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly

1

what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well

2

marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles

2