jpdb beta

sixteen; 16

1

to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on

3

in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...

13

to draw around (e.g. a curtain); to drag around; to take (someone) around; to parade around; to order about; to lead

3

pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear

3

gradual progress

1

to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist

9

to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post

2

to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)

2

pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship

6

to burn; to burn down; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)

5

erupting volcano

1

lava

1

to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out

1

village

1

in the belly; in one's heart of hearts

5

hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense

3

to scratch; to claw

3

comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery

9

so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent

14

damn Westerner

5

to perform the last rites over the deceased; to give someone their final notice (e.g. when firing them); to give someone the final word

1

earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land

4

to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

2

to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with

5

all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost

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

1

chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply

1

as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible

2

to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about

2

to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light

2

(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain

2

a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago

3

delivery; transfer; hand-over

4

last words recited to the newly departed; requiem; converting people to Buddhism

1

caves dug as tombs in and around Kamakura during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods

1

hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

1

articulation

2

not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond

2

to one's heart's content; as much as one likes; without reserve; freely; to the full

1

(a) jump; splashes (usu. of mud); upward turn at the bottom (e.g. of a vertical stroke of a kanji or of a hairdo); close (e.g. of a theatrical performance); breakup; hane (move)

1

in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once

4

windpipe

1

all; everything

9

the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all

5

to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched

15

seventeen; 17

1

fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man

1

privately; with outsiders barred; en famille

1

after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)

3