jpdb beta

pity; compassion

1

quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly

1

no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine

6

bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)

2

admirer; inducer

1

hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)

1

unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short

2

to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject

1

monocle

1

lucky; fortunate

6

beauty

187

(arch.) switch (long, tender shoot of a plant); switch (cane used for flogging)

3

to make a mess of; to sacrifice; to waste

1

exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured

1

from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course

1

epilogue

4

mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for

4

wristwatch; watch

5

newcomer; tyro

1

broken egg

1

calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry

2

to move forward; to move on

6

to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat

1

to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything

2

to leave (something) undone; to neglect (a duty, task, etc.); to break (a promise, appointment, etc.); to stand (someone) up

3

summer vacation; summer holiday

21

traditional (Chinese or Japanese) dry landscape garden

1

gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision

1

to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean

1

sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string

3

right end; right edge

2

to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)

9

Machii

4

full moon

6

full moon; moon on the 15th day of the month (by the lunar calendar); full moon of the eighth lunar month

1

decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing

1

ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy

1

to boil strongly; to be excited

4

one tanka; one poem

2

to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone

2

touch; being involved in

1

lunar calendar

1

seventeenth day of the month; seventeen days

1

I give up

2

coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins

4

eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently

2

translation; version (e.g. "English version")

1

close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry

2

to smile a smile of satisfaction

1

modern; current; contemporary; trendy; latest; up-to-date

1