jpdb beta

to join together; to combine; to join up

3

to obtain; to procure

1

for a while; for some time; for a period

1

to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for

5

uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan

1

nod; inclination of the head

4

years later

3

dancing; dance

11

(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior

7

to ring; to clang

3

bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely

2

to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)

1

reed pipe

6

melody; tune

4

powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging

3

sad; melancholy

1

just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way

1

to dance (orig. a hopping dance)

14

a certain ...; some ...

2

to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)

1

violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement

5

delight; great joy

1

to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)

1

silver (color, colour)

2

armlet; bracelet

1

limbs; arms and legs; body

1

light; illumination; glow; lamp; light

2

lively motion; throb

1

to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate

2

supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined

1

tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus

1

to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine

1

passion; enthusiasm; zeal

1

to come to one's senses; to calm down

2

ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)

3

dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly

1

to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch

2

to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos

1

to push aside; to push one's way through

2

as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather

1

person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute

3

big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage

1

reply; answer; response

2

even more; still more; further

2

to raise (one's voice)

1

to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)

1

to hold one's tongue; to shut up

2

vivid; striking

1

oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then

1

to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon

1