jpdb beta

to talk; to chat; to chatter

7

raincoat

2

bored; having nothing to do; idle

1

slow, relaxed walk; stroll

2

bank; coast; shore

5

restless; on edge (and unable to concentrate); distracted; for some reason

2

to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)

5

dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy

2

form; shape; figure

2

to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for

1

Shinanogawa

1

periphery; circumference

1

moonlight; moonbeam

1

to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished

1

range of vision; field of vision

1

to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand

1

to gag (a horse)

1

man and horse; rider and horse; centaur

1

width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)

1

light yellowish green

1

sleeveless ceremonial robe for samurai (replacing the Muromachi-period suō); (arch.) short, sleeveless robe worn by commoners

1

palomino

1

to get on a horse; to mount a horse

1

3 Japanese feet; waistband; belt; cloth girdle

1

remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme

3

long

1

water's edge; beach; foreshore

1

limpet

1

long handle; long-handled spear; long shaft

1

to come; to go; to participate; to perform Zen meditation

1

to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)

3

handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate

1

to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud

2

mist; haze

2

to throw into

2

willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)

1

to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project

14

straight line; beeline

1

one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth

3

the very thing; itself

1

pitch black; deep black

1

to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect

1

to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest

3

cooked rice

1

exactly; precisely; (arch.) correct; (arch.) right; (arch.) greater (of equal court ranks); (arch.) upper

1

vedana (sensation)

4

pack of wolves; wolf pack

1

zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)

1

vast (ocean, desert, etc.); boundless; vague (e.g. memories); unclear; rampant (weeds, etc.); running wild

2

Uesugi Kenshin (1530-1578)

3