jpdb beta

autumn colours; fall colors; leaves turning red; red leaves; leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves; (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)

1

bookmark; guidebook

1

good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend

1

to be out of focus; to be off the point (e.g. of a plan); to have not got the point

1

puffing motion (when blowing, spitting, etc.); pouting (with displeasure)

2

to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

3

dated; date; fixed; external

2

(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances

2

to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry

2

manuscript; version; draft

1

slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)

6

place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament

10

by any standard; (not) even as flattery

1

new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date

4

-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person

1

sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful

1

unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen

2

(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount

8

here and there; in places

4

assistance; backing; reinforcements

1

to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love

1

unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic

6

irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial

3

to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time

4

echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit

1

in succession; one by one

5

in this way; like this

4

very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary

8

entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly

3

ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly

4

rim; brim; edge; brink

1

faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre

5

sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen

3

slightly; faintly

1

rucksack; knapsack; backpack

1

to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited

4

looking everywhere; looking in all four directions; neighborhood; vicinity

1

hand; hands

1

ridiculous; odd

2

(sound of) laughter; laughing voice

3

beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)

5

to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award

1

shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)

35

washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break

1

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

4

sheet; sheeting

2

to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt

1

with gusto; with wild abandon; enthusiastically; energetically

2

business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy

2

to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.

2