jpdb beta

inside pocket; bosom; real intention

4

as it is bound to (happen); following the natural course; though possible as it may be

2

fool

3

excessively

1

unjust; inhuman

2

to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of

1

to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)

7

to mediate; to intervene

1

dead end; tragic ending (e.g. of film)

3

god of death; death deity; Death

11

to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke

1

plain; moor; prairie

1

to overflow from something full

1

encroachment; erosion; corrosion

4

strongly; violently; with all one's strength

1

troubled face; worried expression

1

preface; introduction; preamble

1

to overdo; to do too much

1

boundless; limitless; vast; broad

1

eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg

3

sign; indication; call; summons; requisition; expropriation

3

male coming-of-age-ceremony; shaving one's eyebrows, blackening one's teeth, and wearing one's hair in the marumage style (of a newly married woman; Edo period)

1

evil omen

1

this evening; tonight

1

mountain

2

to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin

1

owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)

5

to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem

5

squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)

1

squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)

1

treasure; treasured item; prized possession

1

(public) duty

2

custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice

4

present; gift

3

haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing

2

treetop; tip of a branch

2

new moon; crescent moon

1

bark; howl; roar; bellow

9

when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned

3

eight; 8

11

Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)

1

dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree

2

to knock down; to defeat

5

errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit

1

to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer

1

to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone

2

to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head

3

to wash away; to rinse off

4

to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery

1

restless; fidgety; fussy

1