jpdb beta

to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)

1

remarkably; noticeably; visibly; considerably; perceptibly; appreciably

1

cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull

3

such; this sort of; like this

15

buying and eating sweets (esp. of children); between-meal snacking

1

to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance

3

a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance

6

to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to

2

exposure; laying bare; exposure; (media) exposure; appearance (on TV, in magazines, etc.)

3

red bean paste; red bean jam; kudzu sauce; filling (of a dumpling, etc.); filling; stuffing

1

air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all

9

to heat; to heat up; to get excited; to get worked up; to get fired up

1

smoke; fumes

5

steam; vapour; vapor

2

um; er; nuh-uh; no; oof

16

elegance; taste; refinement

1

to compose a poem (esp. haiku)

1

inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during

91

to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of

2

to shun; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of (esp. one's health)

1

as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually

9

having no money; lack of money

1

midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year

1

things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that

44

(Ogura) Hyakunin Isshu; classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets; hyakunin isshu karuta; hyakunin isshu poetry cards; deck of 200 cards, the 100 waka of the Hyakunin Isshu split between them, to be matched together during the game

1

hundred; 100

11

one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself

30

one tanka; one poem

1

Matsuo Bashou (1644-1694)

1

to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)

3

fool; idiot; simpleton

14

eating everything (on one's plate, etc.)

1

trash can; garbage can; rubbish bin; dustbin

3

wrapping paper

1

to throw into

5

green; greenery; verdure

2

red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

33

ornament; decoration

3

inside of a store (restaurant, café, etc.); store interior; on the premises

2

scene; spectacle; sight; view

7

to recall; to remember; to recollect

12

Christmas

6

to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter

10

immediately following

8

showy; loud; flashy; gaudy

4

to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by

1

safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good

15

water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout

12

prefix for forming ordinal numbers

3

healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable

2