jpdb beta

at the mercy of (e.g. wind, waves); (act) as one is told (by)

1

to bubble; to foam; to froth

1

palm (of one's hand)

1

clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain

18

to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!

40

empty; vacant; hollow

1

one of these days; someday; one day

1

where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent

3

faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little

5

round timber

2

to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)

8

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

4

to sit (down)

6

bento; Japanese box lunch

2

to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)

1

to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down

5

it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it

2

rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling

3

to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest

3

distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion

14

domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)

12

one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate

2

paddle; oar; scull

5

rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis

9

one (esp. of two); the other; one way; on the other hand

8

to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)

7

to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow

23

bow (of a ship); prow

9

armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track

6

(mineralogical) fur

1

to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over

2

to push forcefully

3

to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

7

to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)

1

weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance

4

(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance

5

thud

7

along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following

9

limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...

19

one by one; each; every; at intervals of

11

(eating) heartily; energetically; vigorously; bulging (muscles); welling up (of strength, courage, etc.)

1

to be helpful; to be useful

1

to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute

4

to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour

6

to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer

1

opposite shore

7

gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees

4

to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one

4

muddy stream

2

rainy sky; sky as it looks when it is about to rain; threatening sky

1