jpdb beta

middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer

2

suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting

5

bamboo screen; rattan blind; bamboo mat (for rolling sushi)

1

to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back

3

engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)

8

to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect

1

blue sky

2

yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)

3

kneecap

1

to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by

1

to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to

7

difficult to ...; hard to ...

3

grief; lamentation

3

unimpressive; unimpressed

1

pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure

2

half a year; six months

4

last year

1

to rise; to erect; to get up

2

will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)

1

fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred

2

fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent

3

wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza

6

with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle

1

cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct

2

to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)

1

limbs; arms and legs; body

1

old age

1

wheat straw; barley straw

1

hat; cap

1

first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface

3

chrysanthemum

1

to arrange (flowers); to plant

1

Buddhist mortuary tablet

1

seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles

2

to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody

1

lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)

3

to get entangled in; to be involved in; to be embroiled in; to get mixed up in

1

secret; mystery

1

accidental death

1

treatment; service; handling; management

1

official announcement; proclamation

1

report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage

3

economic world; financial circles; business community

2

funeral service

2

to be done; to be practiced; to be practised; to take place; to be held; to be prevalent

1

one month

4

to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)

7

subject; national

3

to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken

1

conclusion

2