jpdb beta

old badger; veteran; oldtimer; schemer; old fox

2

hag; old witch

1

one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions

2

coming and going; recurring (esp. thoughts)

1

sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops

1

to wipe; to dry

1

cold sweat

2

cold sweat

1

since that time; since then; from that point (on)

1

selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful

2

stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded

4

to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress

1

weight; sinker (fishing)

1

carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky

3

father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy

1

evident; plain; distinct; clear

1

(inferior) imitator; epigone; poor imitation; follower; adherent; person belonging to the same school (e.g. of thought)

1

preceptor or high priest (esp. in Zen or Pure Land Buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in Tendai or Kegon Buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in Shingon, Hosso, Ritsu or Shin Buddhism); second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); master (of one's art, trade, etc.)

3

preceptor or high priest (esp. in Zen or Pure Land Buddhism); second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); master (of one's art, trade, etc.)

2

if I do say so myself

1

desperate

1

title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)

1

all companies; each company

1

intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)

1

(Shinto) shrine

1

third-rate; third-class

1

publisher; publishing house; publishing company

1

to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for

1

slowly; sluggishly

1

brush strokes; manner of using a brush; use of a pen; penmanship

1

slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late

1

drink money; alcohol expenses; tip; gratuity

1

alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)

1

suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly

1

railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations

1

stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp

6

sleeping face

2

hint

1

to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age

1

to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)

1

flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event

4

to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that

1

riverbank

1

asafetida (Ferula assafoetida)

1

good night

1

to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)

1

to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem

1

clothes

1

forehead; brow

1

to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)

2