jpdb beta

ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run

1

guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole

12

music room

10

quadrilateral; quadrangle; tetragon

1

to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up

1

after a long time; for the first time in a while

2

twenty-seventh day of the month; twenty-seven days

1

early afternoon

1

light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)

10

sunlight; rays of the Sun

4

willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)

1

list; wrist

6

extreme; extremity

1

short; brief

10

effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving

2

unnecessary; not needed; not necessary

1

to throw open; to leave open

3

quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful

9

wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza

3

as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate

1

motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically

3

to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes

10

national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)

2

small-format paperback book; pocket paperback

1

reading aloud; recitation

1

gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase

2

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

6

to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished

1

this morning

2

to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)

3

daytime; during the day; Japan and China

1

sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid

4

consequence; outcome; result; blame

3

mist; haze

4

far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far

4

valley

2

white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine

5

-ish; -like

1

instant; moment; for an instant

6

mere; only; just; slight

1

to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember

1

eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality

4

space; room; airspace

4

to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover

4

clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain

4

feelings of bliss

1

common; usual

1

to occur; to happen

6

anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity

15

to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of

4