jpdb beta

end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)

3

ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound

1

to cling to

1

lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit

3

thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward

1

having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...

1

dozens; scores of; decades

3

until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it

1

to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished

1

song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry

3

to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)

2

to start singing

1

riddle; puzzle; enigma

1

guessing game

1

in the end; finally; after all; ultimately

1

subject (of study); course of study; department (of a university)

1

review; rehearsal

1

to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off

1

to become hungry

1

to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on

1

to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously

1

to creak; to squeak; to grate; to grind; to rasp

1

groan; moan; growl; roar; hum (of a machine, power lines, etc.); drone (e.g. of an engine)

2

to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested

1

to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)

1

here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order

1

how many hours

1

falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off

1

to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout

1

the earth below; the ground below; this world (as opposed to heaven)

1

to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound

1

firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm

3

the Pope

2

to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice

1

what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?

1

Morse code (esp. signalling)

1

signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal

2

to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await

1

carrier pigeon; homing pigeon

2

correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications

3

Nagano Prefecture (Chūbu area)

2

to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble

1

lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great

1

to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray

1

to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard

1

to make an onslaught (on); to close in (on)

1

east

1

dawn; daybreak

1

one by one; one after another; successively

1

every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person

1