jpdb beta

down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream

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to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback

2

street at night; making a night journey

2

to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted

2

outside Kyoto or the capital

2

dry riverbed; river beach

7

unexpectedly; accidentally; by chance

2

Mogawa

1

glory; splendour; honour

1

to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam

3

deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick

3

counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)

3

to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted

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breakfast

2

intention; personal opinion

1

this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me

6

to be moderate in; to be temperate in; to refrain (from doing); to withhold (an announcement, comment, etc.); to be beside; to be close by

1

to look forward to

1

a pair (of shoes or socks)

1

one part; one portion; one section

1

shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford

1

opposite shore

2

cool and clear

2

foam; bubble; nothing

1

wade across

4

bento; Japanese box lunch

1

convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency

1

downtown

4

nice; likeable; desirable

1

to beckon (to); to invite; to give orders

4

ascertainment

2

vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy

2

result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; effect; use; benefit

1

reporting; returning (one's findings to a person)

1

chief; main; principal; main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)

2

name of the emperor

3

being in the capital (i.e. Tokyo, or formerly Kyoto)

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mud wall; earthen wall; plaster wall

5

to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms

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dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism)

1

garden; orchard; park; kindergarten; nursery school; preschool

1

treetop; tip of a branch

4

faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre

1

silence; stillness; quietness

1

to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)

2

to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

1

to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)

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Kamogawara

1

time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance

5

remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted

1