jpdb beta

pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)

3

snow; snowfall

15

button (clothing); push-button

1

tee-hee

2

worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst

2

sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching

1

the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all

1

at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion

1

charred; burnt black; scorched black

1

to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe

1

to summon courage; to be brave

1

to accept; to receive; to agree

1

to bear; to endure

1

selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful

2

warm; mild; genial

1

to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate

1

covered in mud; mud-caked

2

breath; breathing; tone; mood

1

turning into a cooler state; cooling down

1

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.)

5

snow shoveling (shovelling); snow clearing; snow removal; snow shovel; snow plow; snow plough

1

to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down

1

folly; fool

1

to remain; to be left

2

to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)

3

to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)

4

to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively

1

matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)

5

warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow

3

science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)

1

to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence

1

cram school; private tutoring school; juku

2

(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style

1

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

1

dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk

1

it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...

1

as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also

1

quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like

1

to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)

1

that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that

2

slow; weak-headed; dumb

1

he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing

1

dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course

1

fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress

1

to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind

1

to begin to fall (rain, etc.)

1

(an) only child

1

rate; ratio; proportion; percentage

1

to glance at; to glimpse

1

first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

1