jpdb beta

rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown

1

territorial relationship; regional bond

1

blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative

1

independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation

1

in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward

2

comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery

1

freedom; liberty

1

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

3

delicious; skillful; skilled; expert

1

mother

1

natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary

1

hey; listen

1

a certain ...; some ...

2

country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)

3

such; this sort of; like this

1

(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state

2

living thing; living creature; animal; life

2

colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance

1

green; green color

2

in that way; thus; so; the same; so?

4

year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

1

approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like

2

discovery; detection; finding

1

to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

1

this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence

1

absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic

1

skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable

1

nutrition; nourishment

1

in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that

2

national (e.g. hero, pastime, consensus); relevant to all citizens; popular on a national level

1

food

1

thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality

2

mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object

1

which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who

1

is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...

1

every year; yearly; annually

1

December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar

1

when it becomes; when it comes to

2

sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling

1

to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)

2

to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become

3

rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)

2

-like; sort of; similar to; resembling

3

to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)

1

to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

1

to; towards; for

1

this sort of; this kind of; like this; such

2

feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment

2

evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy

1

whereabouts; what part; how much; what point

1