jpdb beta

to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted

2

(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion

1

human being; human; person; character (of a person)

1

tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings

1

house-cloth; dust cloth

1

tie-dye; tie-dyeing; aperture (e.g. camera, iris of the eye); aperture stop; contraction; squeezing

1

parting; separation; farewell

1

be; is

1

haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae

2

five-seven-five syllable verse (haiku, senryu, etc.)

1

always; all the time; never; usual; regular

2

and; and then; thus; and now; and finally

1

one's last moment; one's death; one's end

1

parting; farewell

1

work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty

1

to become lukewarm; to become tepid

1

to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)

1

dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot

1

language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking

1

to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)

1

to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

16

bridge

1

flower bed

1

stairs; stairway; staircase

1

door (Western-style, car, etc.)

2

altar

1

winter

2

clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion

2

sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)

2

to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

4

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

1

to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove

1

to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)

1

to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged

1

Watanabe

2

although I say; although one might say; although called

1

let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...

2

name; given name; first name

1

to say; to speak; to tell; to talk

1

while alive; during one's lifetime

1

zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager

1

local newspaper

1

news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview

3

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

1

to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study

1

no!; no no!; no, not at all

1

book; volume; this; present; main; head

7

to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count

7

circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances

1

interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun

4