jpdb beta

fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity

1

square; rectangular

1

monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook

4

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable

1

even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...

3

two rooms

1

to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly

3

(body) weight

1

kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points

1

impossible proposition; unreasonable proposal; tall order

2

lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)

1

to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend

6

stature; height

6

that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case

2

eight; 8

11

calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance

3

monster

11

to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn

4

expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation

1

one's own strength and skill alone (without money, connections, etc); nothing to rely on but oneself; (being) self-made

1

thigh

1

to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)

1

the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it

2

easy; simple; plain

3

to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed

1

locked room; secret room

6

disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!

3

monstrous apparition; terrifying creature; incomprehensible horror

1

culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)

2

1,000; one thousand

1

900; nine hundred; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot

1

Minatoshi

1

standing still

2

only; nothing but

1

ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is

2

dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze

4

one sen; one-hundredth of a yen; small amount of money

14

moving picture

5

2nd day of the month; two days

2

later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant

4

hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa

21

sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling

4

with a clatter; with a fling (opening a door, window, etc.); bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); cheerfully

1

spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence

1

evergreen tree; (an) evergreen

1

to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious

1

(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of

1

dry riverbed; river beach

1

sand; grit; fine gravel

22

snugly; cosily; carefree; easily; freshly made and still warm; imprudently

1