jpdb beta

spider

2

hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build

1

failure; unpopularity

1

single word; a few words; brief comment

1

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

3

one scene (in play)

1

must-read; required reading

1

close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; being in close proximity; being adjacent

2

Yume no Ukihashi (54th and final chapter of the Tale of Genji)

4

to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off

3

suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally

8

to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)

1

folding book; counter for units of paper and nori (48 pages of Mino paper; 20 pages of hanshi; 10 sheets of nori); counter for folding books, folding screens, shields, etc.; counter for pairs (of curtains); counter for tatami mats

2

inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)

1

to pass by; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it; to go too far

1

look; appearance; spectacle; sight; observation meditation; outlook on ...

2

youth; adolescence; springtime of life

1

love story

1

protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)

1

thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)

1

to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down

3

to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one

1

atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere

3

picture scroll

2

spectacle; sight; scene

1

change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification

6

you could say; you might say; verging on the

3

same kind; accomplices; companions

1

lyricism

1

woman writer; lady writer; authoress

2

not only ... but (also); as well as ...

5

be; is

4

(arch.) straight; ordinary; common; doing nothing

1

to pass an exam

2

slightly cloudy

2

to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)

6

sign; indication

6

fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)

1

to feel comforted; to be in good spirits; to feel better; to trifle with; to fool around with

1

cold; indifferent; unfriendly; unsympathetic; unkind

1

to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by

2

to show signs of; to appear

2

paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree

1

to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)

4

always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively

3

clothing; garment; dress

2

beyond; across; the other side; the distance

1

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

1

beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end

2

to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss

5