jpdb beta

one scene (in play)

1

hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation

1

must-read; required reading

1

close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)

2

floating bridge; pontoon bridge

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

1

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

2

youth; springtime of life; adolescent

1

love story

1

protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household

1

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

3

to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress

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

4

picture scroll

2

spectacle; sight; scene

1

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

11

soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction

3

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

4

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

group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school

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

1

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 conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand

2

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

6

I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt

6

to choose; to select

1

time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun

2