jpdb beta

to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate

2

but; however; even though; even if

1

words; writing; ci (form of Chinese poetry); independent word

1

fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman

1

younger sister

2

a long time (since the last time); first in a long time

1

canal

2

Harima (former province located in the southwestern part of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)

6

pine grove

4

sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable

2

eyelashes

6

to shine; to glitter; to sparkle

2

to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)

1

to feel comforted; to be in good spirits; to feel better; to trifle with; to fool around with

1

water's edge; beach; foreshore

9

salty sea breeze; salt wind

3

a very short while ago; very early (e.g. in the morning)

1

the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar

8

comparatively

1

just how; how (dare you)

1

to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision

1

anything and everything; just about everything

3

unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel

1

sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable

1

stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire

1

wife

3

another family; another house

2

relative; relation; kin

1

tea house

4

(short) rest; breather; break

2

packhorse driver

6

over-familiar

2

solder; pewter

1

gambling den; gambling house

1

during the morning

1

along

2

coherence; consistency

5

to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)

1

accompaniment for traditional performances (noh, kabuki, etc.); orchestra; band

1

awfully; terribly

1

fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part

1

insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance

1

little shop; small shop; my shop; low class whorehouse in Fujiwara (Edo period); low class brothel; passage formed under the eaves of houses after heavy snowfalls (Tōhoku region)

1

to buy up

1

manual piecework done at home

1

halyard

2

net; netting; web

1

coolie; laborer; labourer; carrier

1

hopeless; good-for-nothing; incorrigible; foolish; preposterous; absurd

1

they; those guys

1