jpdb beta

paddle; oar; scull

1

to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain

2

totteringly; trudgingly

1

question; query

2

just the other day; quite recently

1

somewhere; anywhere; in some respects

2

lovers' suicide; double suicide

2

double suicide; lovers' suicide

3

woman; girl

3

moon viewing (esp. during the eight month of the lunar calendar)

1

Hamaya

6

plop; splash

1

note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work

1

note (letter) left behind; will

1

various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)

3

(not) ever; (not) at all; (not) on any account; deepest bottom of the earth

1

long ago; a long time ago; already

2

one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives

4

carpet; rug (esp. felt)

1

gun; rifle; small arms

2

utensil used for serving or drinking sake; sake drinking set

1

disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)

1

lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)

3

item; article; dish; course; finest item

1

to do for (the sake of someone else)

1

year; age; years; past one's prime; old age

3

poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful

2

death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out

4

modern style; contemporary style; current fashion; verse form from the Heian and Kamakura periods consisting of 4 lines each divided into two parts of 7 and 5 syllables

2

to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth

1

run; race

1

certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)

2

to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile

5

convalescence

1

pale; pallid

2

discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability

6

absolutely; only

1

sequel

1

to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)

1

thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete

1

having no relation with whatsoever; having nothing to do with; alien

1

Fukiyama

9

breath; sign (of something new and fresh); breath (of spring, fresh air, etc.); vitality

1

house; hall; building

4

Buddhist memorial service

1

to speak unclearly; to speak inarticulately; to pronounce poorly; to slur one's words; to lisp

1

detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)

5

your wife; his wife; secret meeting; secrecy

4

inn; tavern; Edo period lodging for travellers

1

inn; tavern; basket used by travellers to carry food and other supplies; basket used by travellers to carry horse fodder

2