jpdb beta

surroundings; circumference

2

unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy

1

only; nothing but

1

several people; some people; a few people; a number of people

1

firelight

1

to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)

1

to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to

1

each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn

1

sharing; division; draw; tie

1

knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)

4

rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby

1

rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby

1

to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry

2

short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)

1

charcoal; charred remains

1

distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly

1

black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person

1

that's the way it is; such is life

5

sitting in a circle

3

bare earth; ground

2

remnant; residue; remaining; left-over

3

to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on

1

to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct

1

back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)

2

at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion

5

to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)

1

suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy

1

ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream

1

spark

1

door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows

1

one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart

4

straining one's ears

2

floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy

1

each; respectively; individually; separately

2

to twist

1

after a short time; in a short while; a short time later

2

to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing

1

at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully

1

occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle

1

mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape

1

concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet

1

learning; studying the fine arts

1

evangelist; evangelistic worker

1

personal history; career

1

writer

1

house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building

1

supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor

2

head temple of a Buddhist sect

1

(Catholic) Mass

1

to rule; to govern; to administer

1