jpdb beta

short summer night

1

yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill

2

stipule

1

old tree

1

emerald

1

to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint

1

flourishing (of plants); thriving; luxuriant growth; growing lushly; rankness (of weeds)

2

to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot

5

form; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)

1

to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again

2

compost; manure

1

to remake (paper)

2

hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game

7

to feel attracted by; to be fascinated by

2

morning dew

1

to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive

2

roots of grass; grassroots (e.g. of a political party); rank and file; places hidden from sight

2

thereunder; whereunder

1

to trample (down); to crush (by trampling); to ravage

1

regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better

10

quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money

3

to entwine; to follow about

2

spoke

1

hub (of a wheel); nave

1

fishing gear; fishing tackle

1

to bring back; to restore

5

to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural

2

puffy; slightly swollen

1

bee; wasp; hornet

13

to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...

1

bargain; find; unbelievable good luck; unexpected good fortune

1

to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)

10

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

1

you; I; me; oneself

1

horses and cattle

1

to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many

3

laborer (labourer); construction worker; coolie

5

to weigh on one's mind; to worry one; to be concerned about

4

Mara; demon king who attempted to hinder Gautama Buddha from attaining enlightenment; obstacle to enlightenment; penis

1

wetting; love affair; lover

2

fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul

1

riverbank; riverside

4

once more

2

unconditionally; as a rule

1

tax

2

midwife

10

pharmacy; drugstore; chemist's (shop); pharmacist; druggist; chemist

2

reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly

3

the other side of a river; the other side of the tracks; place where lower class people live

1

farmland

5