jpdb beta

searching; hunting for news story; journalist

1

sparse; distant (of a relationship); estranged; alienated

1

structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern

2

stronghold; fortress; strategic position; key position

1

drowsily; nodding off

1

honorific affix; honorific prefix

1

noble visitor

1

a certain ...

1

once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone

2

empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless

1

have to do; must; should; ought to

2

to go along; to walk along; to follow

2

according to (someone)

4

sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course

1

emperor; ruler (with a heavenly mandate); heavenly being; celestial being

1

imperial visit

1

to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully

3

aspiration; ambition

1

because of this

1

to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize

2

1,000; thousand

2

to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)

3

layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular

1

warrior

3

hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket

3

reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure

1

out of one's line; out of one's field

1

master painter; artist

5

to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)

1

eyelid

2

heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)

2

cannot be helped; unavoidable

3

the other evening; a few nights ago

1

to warm up to; to get interested in; to get excited by

2

room detached from main house

1

to fall asleep

1

almost; roughly; approximately

2

time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance

3

hinged door

1

suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly

1

blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)

2

futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)

2

pistol; revolver

1

pistol

1

to continue to do; to persist in doing

1

down; below; downward

3

I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal

1

that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family

5

covering one's head with a handkerchief, scarf, etc.; tying a cloth around one's head; feigning ignorance; shutting one's eyes (to)

1

to mistake (A for B); to misread

1