jpdb beta

bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)

11

valley

8

Sahei

35

agricultural community; farm village; rural

1

fair-skinned; light-complexioned

1

crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)

1

common camellia (Camellia japonica)

5

plump; fat; thick (e.g. curry); full (e.g. lips)

1

to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)

2

charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish

1

it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...

3

my husband; one's family; family member

9

with the exception of; excepting; excluding

6

to return; to come back

8

morning; forenoon; just before noon

1

plop; splash

1

first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

2

blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty

1

to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil

2

to understand; to be satisfied; to be convinced

1

parting; farewell

3

village headman; village mayor

1

corpse; remains

4

enshrinement; installation (of an image)

1

rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom

1

Oshido

1

lucky; fortunate

1

gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision

1

noisily (esp. the noise of heavy feet)

1

to be flurried; to be confused; to lose one's head

1

to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)

1

contraction of "koto da"

3

tradition; legend

2

water well

2

to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape

3

superstition; superstitious belief

1

snow-bearing wind; wind bringing snow

7

to push back

1

snow storm; blizzard

10

to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from

2

old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence

1

to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down

1

to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to

1

interval; break; pause; spare moment

2

quarter; a fourth; square (piece of) cloth

2

to hand down (a story, legend, etc.); to pass on (to the next generation); to spread (a rumor, news, etc.); to circulate; to send word; to pass on (a message)

1

charm against evil spirits; talisman; amulet

1

to approach

1

settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony

1

dilapidated house; deserted house

1