jpdb beta

lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)

1

direct; immediate; personal; firsthand

2

to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about

1

nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner

3

to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against someone; to play (a game, match, etc.) against someone

2

sutra

1

to turn one's back to

1

I; me

10

to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important

3

for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages

1

manager; caretaker

1

Edo period (1603-1868)

1

plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place

8

to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated

4

to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want

4

to pass (of time); to elapse

4

fluent; smooth; flowing

1

west

4

honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix

1

to drift (to); to be washed ashore

1

to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile

3

crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products

3

to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy

2

year; age; years; past one's prime; old age

3

harvest

2

very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary

4

to build; to construct

5

dedication; offering; presentation; oblation

1

origin; beginning; start

2

considerably; greatly; a lot

6

to lessen; to decrease; to diminish

3

at that time; in those days; at that moment; then

1

remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end

1

Shinto shrine

1

poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty

1

muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line

1

to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy

1

in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start

1

inhabitant; resident; citizen; population

1

bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh

1

not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope

1

to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)

2

offering

3

any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand

2

fruit

1

polished rice; (uncooked) white rice

1

to give up (an idea or plan); to abandon; to refrain from (doing); to change one's mind

1

as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all

1

come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm

5

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that

7