jpdb beta

burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong

2

to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way

1

I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

7

fate; destiny; lot

1

reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être; ikigai

2

Tottori (city, prefecture)

3

treasure

2

one's parents' home

2

corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department

1

(full) name; family name and given name

1

to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify

2

supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being

1

selection of poems; selected poems

1

clear; obvious; evident; bright; light

2

pen-name

1

stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy

2

(one's) initials; first letter (of a name, sentence, etc.); initial; first

2

on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time

2

Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned

1

early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning

1

poet (of tanka poems)

2

Nakajō Fumiko

1

to liken to; to compare to; to pattern after; to model after; to imitate

1

heir; successor

3

a few years later

2

waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited

2

gracious (defeat, apology, etc.); graceful; upright; righteous; (arch.) unspoiled (scenery, etc.); (arch.) pure

1

instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability

4

intimacy; friendship

1

to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up

2

truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance

1

privacy; secrecy; confidentiality

1

death; decease; passing away

1

disregarding; ignoring

2

coherence; order; focus; point

1

thought; idea; conception

1

brief review; brief comment

5

child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing ...)

4

newspaper company

2

to get a phone call

3

(East Asian) rainy season (in Japan, usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season

1

to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from

2

this morning

3

look of death (in one's face); shadow of death; face of a dead person

1

lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life

1

to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)

1

it's no joke; gimme a break!

1

comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori

1

curt; blunt; point-blank

1

the person concerned; the person in question; the said person

3