jpdb beta

to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with

2

one's party piece; parlor trick; hidden talent

1

however

13

this much; this amount

2

nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging

1

moment by moment; hour by hour

1

ideal; ideals

1

mother; mom; mum; wife

1

feeling; sense; impression

13

to be needed; to be wanted

6

to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of

4

thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward

2

song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry

49

to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem

14

to nod in agreement; to nod in assent

1

largish; biggish; a little bit larger

2

cheap hotel

3

hotel charges

1

to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor

6

serious; not joking; straight

2

oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)

4

somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra

3

to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)

3

afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time

1

was

10

to distribute; to apportion; to divide

1

remnant; residue; remaining; left-over

12

given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...

7

the whole sky

1

to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)

6

background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)

5

to blow (a horn, etc.); to sound

1

to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance

7

(musical) accompaniment

1

song lyrics; words of a song; libretto

4

humming

2

musical instrument

2

melody; tune

1

to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut

12

to listen attentively to; to be lost in

1

to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)

8

in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form

1

I; me

34

with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous

4

sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops

7

important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident

8

to wave one's hand

4

to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home

9

to move forward; to move on

3

inner heart

1