jpdb beta

to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon

1

encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)

1

if you are prepared you don't have to worry; it's good to have a shelter against every storm

1

majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly

1

among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)

1

cock-a-doodle-doo (sound made by cockerels, roosters); cockerel; rooster (childish term)

2

most numerous

1

Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)

1

extended leave; long vacation

1

general idea; concept; notion

1

several day period

1

memories; recollections; reminiscence

1

rooftop

3

to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound

1

(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area

1

night sky

2

to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations

1

among these; between these; of these; in here; in this

1

only; sole; unique

1

cheer; shout of joy

1

to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to

1

to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)

1

guardian; protector; patron; parent

1

another time; some other time

1

late at night; at a late hour

1

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

1

to hold up in one's arms

1

to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other

1

right to decide; having say (in a decision)

1

consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement

1

since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while

1

when; at what point

1

to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)

1

fireworks

17

to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant

2

to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close

5

to ponder; to brood

1

to pick up; to find; to gather

1

empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness

2

swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering

1

to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle

1

to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)

1

yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle

6

on the line; borderline

1

horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise

1

round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm

1

line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)

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long and narrow

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sphere; globe; orb

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ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)

1