jpdb beta

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

3

snappingly; with a snap; merely ...; having just ...

1

to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)

9

indicates question

2

your husband; her husband

3

that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...

3

to be peevish; to sulk; to pout

1

foolish; stupid; silly

1

nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...

1

to talk; to chat; to chatter

1

to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed

3

but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...

2

difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy

1

great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough

2

hostess bar; bar with female companions for male customers

2

regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion

1

smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane

1

Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny

1

chief priest (of a Buddhist temple)

1

what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest

4

is it?; isn't it?; be; is

2

explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend

1

at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just

1

yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?

1

to sum up; to summarize; to summarise

1

easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...

2

ghost story

1

round of ghost stories (trad. at night with a lamp or candle being extinguished after each story)

3

similarly; same (idea); same (name)

1

to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding

4

existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have

1

such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o

5

in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

3

sincerity; good faith

2

to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last

3

to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk

2

candle

1

flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion

1

to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)

1

memorial service for the dead; holding a service

1

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

3

voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)

1

that is; namely; i.e.

1

first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all

1

stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs

1

atonement; expiation

1

to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect

1

to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen

1

end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes

2

hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff

1