jpdb beta

rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor

11

pounding down earth around the roots of a tree; adding short branches of flowers to the base of an arrangement in ikebana

2

lawn; grass

1

combination; arrangement; distribution; marrying off

1

in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)

6

spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted

3

one's nature; characteristic; inherent; natural

6

colour; color; hue; tints

5

to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax

1

something worth mentioning; something to count on; something problematic

2

article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though

3

of uneven heights or lengths

1

being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria

6

indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission

2

gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic

1

flattery; cajolery; flirtation

2

sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)

7

trees and grass; vegetation

2

dozens; scores of; decades

2

waterfall; (arch.) rapids

11

wind and frost; hardships

1

dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree

2

sudden; abrupt; unexpected

2

to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated

6

plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward

2

huh?; what's up?

3

to recite; to chant; to read aloud

3

to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember

2

sidelong glance; flirtatious glance

9

to encourage someone to expect something; to raise someone's hopes

1

spider's thread; spider silk

2

to include; to welcome (in a group); to let in; (arch.) to bring near; (arch.) to put close; (arch.) to let come near

3

net; netting; web

6

to string along (of rope, etc.)

1

sprouting; sprout

1

north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind

9

higan cherry (species of weeping cherry tree, Prunus subhirtella); early-flowering cherry (around the spring equinox); double weeping rosebud cherry (Prunus pendula)

1

figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person

2

suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden

2

town girl; girl raised in a town

1

kouta; traditional ballad accompanied by shamisen

3

to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage

2

sand; grit

2

bud; sprout; shoot; opening of a bud

1

Blowin' in the wind

1

softly; gently; lightly

4

theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse

1

sentiment; sentimentality

3

troublesome; annoying; complicated

2

emptiness; vacuum; blank

3