jpdb beta

pressing; urging; demanding; demand

7

severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)

3

glancing (look)

1

tripe; cow rumen; white flesh (of fruit)

1

soft; weak

1

to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for

1

to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to

1

after; since

1

to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered

1

in this way; along these lines; similarly

1

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

1

to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up

1

bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant

1

trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause

1

to twirl; to spin; to fiddle with; to change (e.g. wording)

1

short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō

1

bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh

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

2

funeral

2

lush mountain; green mountain; grave; burial place

2

ceremony; rite; ritual; service

1

order; command; directions; instructions

1

haori and hakama (Japanese male formal attire)

1

bank; banking institution

2

identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination

1

transactions; dealings; business

1

wealthy person

1

equanimity; upeksa; upekkha

1

formal dress; ceremonial dress; morning dress; evening dress; dress suit

1

pawnshop

1

storefront; shopfront

1

to sit down; to take a seat

1

winter sky

1

clothes; outfit; uniform

1

confectionery; sweets; candy; cake

3

shiso (Perilla frutescens var. crispa); perilla; beefsteak plant

1

salt pan (used for boiling seawater to make salt); cooking a fish inside a salt crust; candy made with a wrapping of sweetened rice flour (looking like a salt crust)

3

dangling; swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily

1

honey locust (Gleditsia japonica)

1

truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance

6

impermanence; mutable; uncertain; ever-changing

1

to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch

2

light shower on a night in late autumn and early winter

1

counter for temples

1

bell (often a large hanging bell); chime

1

throwing oneself (e.g. into the water to commit suicide)

1

ordinary person; unenlightened person

1

broad daylight

1

afternoon; p.m.

1

one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time

1