jpdb beta

many; much; plenty; hardly

5

black spot; dark spot; sunspot

2

to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)

4

ferryman

1

to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)

29

considerably; fairly; quite

8

that; those; the

22

barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life

28

is not; am not; are not; isn't it?

1

to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp

3

if; in case; supposing

4

if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so

17

double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n

1

number; amount

11

small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow

7

already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast

7

to surround; to crowd around

8

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

45

above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent

4

truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic

2

don't you think?; indicates question

2

usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common

3

vessel; ship; shipping; seacraft

3

to compare

4

corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with

2

huge; gigantic; enormous

17

to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)

7

to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high

2

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

32

braggart; boaster

1

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

1

large warship of the Muromachi and early Edo periods

8

14; fourteen

2

nine; 9

13

September; ninth month of the lunar calendar

1

since; henceforth

4

500; five hundred; many

39

koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)

26

large boat

2

manufacture; production

1

prohibition; inhibition; ban

1

particularly; especially; in particular; expressly

6

western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki); western nations (esp. India or Europe); thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara); pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon

3

forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding

1

to shave

1

two (long cylindrical things)

2

mast

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)

30

to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright

16

establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming

1