jpdb beta

to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)

15

in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all

12

is not; am not; are not

10

fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet

2

to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen

6

to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)

3

head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top

9

eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice

21

to tire; to weary; to exhaust; to fatigue

1

sleeping powder; sleeping drug; narcotic; anaesthetic; anesthetic

1

one week

14

to begin to read; to leaf through a book

1

Takarai Kikaku (1661-1707)

1

to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...

18

next day

16

shadow; tail; following

11

to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off

4

to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander

6

as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction

1

evening; dusk

5

tedious; boring; being fed up with

2

return; coming back

7

suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally

3

to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration

1

to telephone; to make a phone call

2

end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once

9

faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre

1

hope; wish; aspiration

1

unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen

2

care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation

6

to come to an agreement

2

Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)

1

birth-place; home town

2

to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate

34

wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)

8

child

19

to call; to summon; to send for; to call together

1

to send a person on an errand

3

Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)

1

branch office

1

front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context

3

proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)

1

suitcase

1

to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out

12

good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial

55

ahead; before; ago

4

New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January

2

number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.

2

journal; magazine; periodical

4

as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also

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