jpdb beta

your (his) mother

1

something white; snow; gray hair; grey hair

1

leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle

5

blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature

1

feeling refreshed; feeling relieved

2

to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose

7

depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)

2

everyone; anyone; no one; nobody

10

to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)

1

ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to

3

happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness

2

pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in

3

place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)

4

to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop

11

regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better

6

feeling of happiness; sense of well-being; euphoria

1

country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)

6

wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason

3

one shaku

1

oil

2

action; operation; effect; function

2

counter for long, thin things (i.e. swords)

1

among (them); of (them)

8

several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number

6

counter for articles; counter for military units; individual

1

wax gourd (Benincasa hispida); ash gourd; white gourd; winter melon

1

these

10

seeming very ...

2

material; substance; matter

1

small stipend

1

quotation; abstract; selection; summary

1

man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member

30

joy; enjoyment; delight; pleasure

5

and then; and so; and; so then

4

slightly bitter (taste); bittersweet (memory, experience, etc.)

2

suffering; distress; hardship; trial

2

hope; wish; aspiration

8

tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)

1

to hate; to dislike; to loathe

3

to like; to prefer

2

bitterness; bitter taste

1

to love

7

the four seasons

2

country; territory; domain; realm

2

simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive

3

to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)

2

to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)

1

distinction; differentiation; classification

1

handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission

2

so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already

6