jpdb beta

(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead

1

to serve; to do

2

yesterday evening; last night

1

duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage

1

Satori; folklore monster that can read minds

1

beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful

1

woman; girl

4

first; new

2

miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling

2

madly in love; completely charmed (by); from the heart; entirely; (arch.) bottom of one's heart

1

love's zephyr

3

the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm); west-southwest; 7th month of the lunar calendar

2

to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps

1

tough negotiations

1

vedana (sensation)

1

opinion; intention; thought

1

knowing; (an) acquaintance

1

deformity; distortion; disability; word written at the end of a letter

1

just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)

2

first love; puppy love

2

dream

6

serious; not joking; straight

1

years later

7

interview

1

first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

1

one stroke (of a brush); a few lines (of writing); note; writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush); parcel (of land); same handwriting

1

bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)

1

dry and rough; desiccated; rustling

1

to make a sound

2

to love

5

emergency; crisis; imminent danger; Vulnerable (conservation status); VU

1

to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded

3

trivial matter

1

laws of nature; physical laws; physics

1

to loosen one's sword slightly in the scabbard

1

common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp

1

snake; serpent; large snake

2

to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)

2

hair; fur; wool; down; plumage

2

to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to

2

wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect

7

to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close

1

last night; yesterday evening

2

(being) about to start out; (being) about to leave; having just left; (being) on the way

1

disturbance

2

top or preceding horizontal column

2

to feel attracted by; to be fascinated by

1

with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)

1

proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress

1

unexpected; surprising

1