jpdb beta

to cross a river

1

to tuck up (e.g. skirt); to abridge; to cut short

2

episode; anecdote; vignette

3

death by falling

1

between the waves; in the waves; on the waves; behind the waves; beneath the waves

1

fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard

2

system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship

10

(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly

2

ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)

59

furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more

20

putting one's courage to the test

1

to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)

1

water's surface

2

to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run

1

(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount

7

to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on

2

bitter

6

to get over; to forget

5

to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake

6

width of a river

1

to dry up; to parch; to ebb away

1

to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away

2

because of; owing to; due to

10

talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity

4

abashment; bashfulness

5

anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever

2

overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest

9

amber (colour, color)

4

liquid

24

to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)

16

to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

25

to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause

15

genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional

16

earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)

2

being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly

2

one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn

1

exceptionally large

4

sight (signs) of an aeroplane (airplane)

2

altogether; entirely

3

theory

1

how many times?

8

difficult to ...; hard to ...

1

to crack jokes

2

to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely

3

whipping; using the whip

4

clatter; clank; rattling; capsule toy vending machine

1

awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained

14

everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular

19

mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief

5

sleep

1