jpdb beta

to have a reason; to have an excuse

3

but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

40

special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial

4

favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter

2

pretension; conceit; hubris

1

one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve

1

prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling

1

to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)

4

given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...

8

glancing (look)

5

topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news

2

to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract

1

ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery

4

aspiration; ambition; plan; hopes; wishes

2

butcher's shop; butcher; meat shop

1

to happen to pass by

1

here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...

8

to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on

1

six; 6

12

heavy drinking

1

cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood

3

to have one cup of sake after another

2

hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar

2

shoji (paper sliding door)

12

already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)

2

to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)

1

thick growth of plants; plantation; shrubbery; thicket

2

to plant; to insert

1

pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.

2

light; lamp; counter for electric lights

1

to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning

3

unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; inequality; imbalance; unevenness

1

hollow; cavity; dent; depression

1

pebble

2

to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)

7

emptiness; vacuum; blank

3

pond

11

vibration; flickering; jolting; tremor

4

thicket; coppice; brushwood

2

falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses

3

to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

23

valley; ravine; cleavage (breasts); slum

2

coherence; order; focus; point

4

to have a talk; to tell a story

7

to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted

13

new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date

8

(sake) decanter

5

to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get

21

maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady

60

saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot

3