jpdb beta

to begin to rain; to begin to snow

1

downpour; pouring rain; heavy rain; pelting rain; cloudburst

1

terrace

2

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

1

innumerable; countless; numberless

1

splash; spray

1

coffee shop

1

awning (over window, doorway); eaves (of roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle

1

to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way

4

some people; a few people; several people

2

control; check; restraint; inhibition

1

to run around

1

hey!; oi!; ahoy!; I; me

5

to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest

1

reply; answer; response

3

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

2

water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout

5

to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)

2

quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes

3

that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such

1

since; this person

1

grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude

2

part-time job; side job

1

to leave (something) undone; to neglect (a duty, task, etc.); to break (a promise, appointment, etc.); to stand (someone) up

8

material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick

1

inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)

1

four o'clock

2

circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money

1

trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)

4

tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony

3

moron; idiot; stupid person

1

charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal

2

you could say that

2

simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light

9

determination; resolution

1

purity; homogeneity; unadorned

2

to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up

3

underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches

1

to be horrified; to be filled with trepidation; to shake with fright; to yield to terror

1

disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing

1

fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare

1

now; nowadays

2

to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)

1

to get goosebumps

3

to catch a cold

4

to swim

1

to get wet

8

to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up

1

September; ninth month of the lunar calendar

1

lip; lip balm; chapstick

1