jpdb beta

wing length (esp. of a bird); wingspan (esp. of an aircraft)

1

tail and feathers

1

a bird of summer

1

grey-brown; gray-brown; dun

1

white

3

dark brown

1

spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted

1

fresh leaves

1

lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

4

the first bonito of the season

1

phoenix

36

peafowl (incl. the male peacock, female peahen, and young peachick)

25

lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

1

lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

2

lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

1

lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

1

kanji used as a phonetic symbol, instead of for the meaning; phonetic-equivalent character; substitute character; kanji used for their meaning, irrespective of reading

2

Hades; the underworld; the other world; realm of the dead

2

migratory bird; bird of passage

3

season; the times; opportunity; occasion

3

to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit

4

the oldest

1

collection of waka poems; anthology; songbook

1

Man'yōshū (8th century anthology of Japanese poetry)

2

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

seasonal word (in haiku)

1

cricket (Gryllidae spp.); (arch.) any insect that chirps in autumn

1

universal; general; ubiquitous; omnipresent

2

eternal; everlasting; unchangeable; invariant

9

detectable; noticeable; recognizable; observable

5

calling sound of the lesser cuckoo; lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

1

not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover

70

another name; nickname; alias; synonym (taxonomy)

7

to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far

3

following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with

2

lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

1

lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

1

to decorate with many bright colours (colors); to create a beautiful variegated pattern; to manipulate skillfully

1

after tax income; net income

1

dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all

2

death (and entering the hereafter)

2

fine food; high-quality food; gourmet; epicure; gastronome

22

glutton; gormandizer; gormandiser

3

epicure; gourmet

5

to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into

11

interest; appeal; attraction; fun

14

they

3

area of expertise; (one's) field; (one's) line

15

Hansen's disease; leprosy; leper

1

immortal; undying; indestructible

2