jpdb beta

ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah

1

man

3

to break off writing

1

tie-dye

1

to survive; to live long

2

fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance

1

to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse

1

protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household

2

to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon

1

inside; interior; inner part

2

impulse; impetus; urge

1

to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar

2

The Catcher in the Rye (novel by J. D. Salinger)

2

to vomit; to spit out

2

impudence; cheekiness; impertinence

1

first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

6

from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point

5

a reclusive life; living secluded from the world; leading a sequestered life

1

sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care

1

making (book, etc.) into film; making a screen version; adapting for the screen

2

substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double

1

I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

9

moment; second; instant

9

inside one's heart; in one's mind

3

very bad condition; awful state; night-soil reservoir dug in a field; night-soil pot; earthenware vessel; earthen urn

1

domino toppling

1

to surge like an avalanche; to flood; to swarm; to stampede

1

to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully

1

domino (game); dominoes; domino effect

1

to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour

1

spittoon

1

manuscript; version; draft

2

writer; author

1

imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing

1

that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

7

nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)

1

collection of short stories; collected short stories

1

laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)

4

style; way; shape; form; appearance; state

7

day of spring; spring sun

1

calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable

2

warmth

1

earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)

1

to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely

6

Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation

15

to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)

8

deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)

2

neck; head; dismissal; discharge

5

to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with

1

to fight against; to oppose; to face

2