jpdb beta

letter; missive; note; mail

7

tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy

35

to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)

1

sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string

7

to dissolve; to melt

1

difficult to ...; hard to ...

15

unbroken; endless; continuous

1

to go on reading

1

truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right

7

even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed

11

opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand

2

sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart

14

to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise

3

painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable

2

to be choked up; to be crushed (emotionally); to be overcome (with emotion); to be shocked; to be horrified

1

content of a letter

7

part of end phrase in a letter

2

phrase (verse, line); one haiku-poem

1

Japanese chimera; mythical creature with a monkey's head, tanuki's body, tiger's limbs, and a snake tail; White's thrush (Zoothera dauma); mysterious person; person of unknown character

1

unrequited love; one-sided love

1

to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic

23

karuna (compassion)

1

the four seasons

2

unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful

9

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

7

ashamed

1

to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone

4

to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with

7

prayer; wish; vow

4

to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through

2

pleased; obliged; appreciative

2

help; aid; assistance

1

grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude

1

knowing

1

to write down; to record; to register

2

to speak ill of; to disparage

3

waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae

1

nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging

1

to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly

7

kitchen; financial situation

4

bed of salted rice bran used for pickling

1

pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants

4

indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)

21

to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently

52

eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine

1

tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables

2

oil paper; oiled paper

2

(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)

6

to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)

10

salted rice-bran paste for pickling

2