jpdb beta

reservoir

1

to make; to manufacture

3

rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)

2

to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)

1

growing wild (naturally); native

2

to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with

4

even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little

1

to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be able to collect; to be able to mine

2

time and effort; trouble

1

to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

6

very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point

8

to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous

4

payment (for labour); pay; charge; wages

1

heavy loss

5

therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence

4

internal conditions; true state of affairs

1

being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about

1

choices; alternatives; options

1

half

4

gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester

1

bilberry; European blueberry

1

cranberry

1

it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but

2

prospects of victory; chances of success

1

motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically

10

to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on

3

with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning

1

for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze

1

strawberry

3

strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)

12

Japan

1

English name (for a country, etc.); English-derived nickname (used by someone with a non-Western personal name); Western name

1

present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)

1

cultivar; agrotype

1

garden strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa)

1

red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful

1

huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!

1

selective breeding

19

wild species (as opposed to domesticated species)

2

to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer

1

experimental; provisional

1

sweets (desserts, candy, etc.)

2

is something that; is that which

6

to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive

1

to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)

1

to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around

2

delicacy; dainties

1

be; is

2

coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency

4

to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)

1