jpdb beta

ill will; malice; evil intent

1

New York

1

Statue of Liberty

2

federation; federal state; United States of America

1

government; administration; ministry

2

immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing

1

measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy

1

to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)

1

(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)

1

to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)

3

staff room

5

bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan

3

action committee; executive committee

4

school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent

1

the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)

1

village festival; autumn festival; harvest festival

1

cotton

22

rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)

1

garden lantern; hanging lantern

2

to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast

6

to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged

1

futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)

23

padded kimono

2

thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts

1

memorial service for the dead; holding a service

1

dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)

7

to gather; to collect; to assemble

3

flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event

7

to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)

2

to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.

1

grabbing a handful (of); grabbing as much as one can in one handful; catching with one's hands

1

mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event

2

skewering; skewered food; piercing (and killing; with a spear, etc.); impaling; running through

1

well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case

6

summer camp

1

(power of) imagination

1

poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want

1

to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than

4

to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)

9

day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)

4

to go to meet (someone); to go to pick up

1

to ask each other

1

tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)

7

this year

24

to look around; to survey

1

declaration; proclamation; announcement

1

feature of the season; something characteristic of a particular season; poem about natural scenery or a particular season

1

Watanagashi

2

taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair

3

naming (esp. of a commercial product or company); branding

2