jpdb beta

to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for

2

mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...

1

whatever (the case may be)

1

especially; particularly; unusually; (arch.) additionally

6

greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice

3

to catch fire

1

letter (e.g. of complaint); letter to the editor; letter from a reader; contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.)

5

school friend

2

hectograph; gelatin duplicator (gelatine); jellygraph; copygraph

2

magazine published by like-minded people; fanzine; zine

2

person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser

2

writing (an essay, prose, etc.); composition; formal writing with little real meaning

8

to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)

1

to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine

1

to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize

2

(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking

6

haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae

16

regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected

1

(way of) literary composition; (way of) spelling; school composition

1

descriptive composition

1

literary style

1

certain day

1

plum blossom viewing

1

going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people

2

Emperor's Birthday (national holiday held from 1868 to 1948)

1

title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)

5

Chinese classical writing; Chinese classics; writing composed entirely of kanji

2

pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency

3

bald head; baldness

2

graceful; affable

1

lesson; class work; teaching; instruction

1

zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager

2

in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically

1

to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch

2

any; at all; in the least; even in a slight degree; ever

1

Japanese and Chinese poetry; poetry; poems

1

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

5

should not; must not

1

misunderstanding

1

protest; refutation; pleading

1

crybaby; blubberer

2

nature; disposition; quality; that which does not change according to external influences

1

to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)

2

right beside; close to; nearby

2

male student; schoolboy

1

(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)

1

side gate; side door; service entrance

1

to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)

2

turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling

1

protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household

3