jpdb beta

to carry around; to carry on one's person

2

to feel depressed; to be down

1

strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger

1

to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

3

nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web

2

wariness

1

first meeting; first interview with

1

to let one's guard down

1

to make an appearance

1

to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old

1

sun; sunshine; sunlight

1

to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out

1

incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless

1

to carry (a child) on one's back

1

to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)

2

illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane

1

to be out of breath; to breathe hard (e.g. during physical activity); to pant

1

green; greenery; verdure

3

to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time

1

in a row; in a line

1

Corrigan

26

settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony

1

to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed

1

sunlight; sunshine; Nikkō (city in Tochigi); Suryaprabha (bodhisattva)

1

to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off

2

grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie

4

anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly

3

dazzling; radiant

4

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

3

to blow down upon

1

cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct

1

manyfold

1

to form a line; to queue up; to line up

1

standing tall; towering; soaring

1

new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date

10

one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)

4

surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)

2

appeal; call for something; request; axiom

3

adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law

1

real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks

1

society; public; community; social studies

1

unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha

1

younger sister

3

rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly

3

counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth

1

order; turn

1

pair (esp. of mated animals); brace; couple; (anatomical) joint

1

close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate

1

one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate

1

from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first

3