jpdb beta

after; later

1

to pretend; to feign

4

submergence; immersion

1

necessities; necessary article; requisite; essentials

1

woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)

4

what with this and that; for a number of reasons

1

random; aimless

4

to spend a night together

1

faulty statement; misleading statement; misunderstanding caused by a misleading statement

3

mindset; outlook; view; way of looking at things; perspective

4

a long time ago; long before now

1

fair-skinned; light-complexioned

1

(Ogura) Hyakunin Isshu; classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets; hyakunin isshu karuta; hyakunin isshu poetry cards; deck of 200 cards, the 100 waka of the Hyakunin Isshu split between them, to be matched together during the game

5

to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)

7

fecundity; having many children; abundant production

4

to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)

3

jumble; mixture; mess; muddle; disorder; chaos

2

rice field

1

to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through

22

to wait and see; to see how the land lies

1

tweeting (of a bird); chirping; noisily (talking)

2

small token (of gratitude); my (humble) feelings

2

Wakita

2

upward glance; upturned eyes

1

completely exhausted; dog-tired; dreadfully weary; terribly frustrated; limp; weak

1

to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear

2

thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble

4

determination; decision

7

accompaniment

2

to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out

5

(arch.) eight ata (approx. 144 cm); large; long

1

(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling

15

warm; mild; temperate

1

looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance

1

skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework

1

retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking

11

abyss; ravine

3

to hold one's breath

2

absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)

5

simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty

1

to lie face down (e.g. on the ground, napping on a desk); to lie prone; (arch.) to lower (one's head, gaze, etc.)

7

can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...

7

abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)

2

both elbows

2

compact; compact (cosmetics); portable powder case; compact car

2

opposite direction; reverse; retrorse

5

crying face; face of a person who is crying

5

to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)

3

to take a load off

2

same kind; same sort; same species; same race; homogeneity

3