jpdb beta

now (while the time is ripe); while one still can

3

for a long time

1

indicate reason; infers some protest

2

Ōtsu (city in Shiga)

20

unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously

4

sprinkling; dropping in small light bits

2

comb

7

abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly

6

hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment

3

to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation

1

as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate

3

to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

12

soul; spirit

5

doll; puppet; figure

4

going out (of a nobleman, etc.); visiting

1

dresser

4

satin

1

nimble; quick; agile

3

gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal

2

incense

2

rhinitis; coryza; nasal inflammation

2

oil

1

interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt

2

to come for the first time; to become for the first time

2

something; nothing (with neg. verb)

1

way; course; the only way

3

wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward

3

indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted

7

charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal

2

beautiful woman

3

fascination; glamour; glamor; enchantment; seduction

1

rear garden; back yard

3

in the moonlight

2

young person

2

even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed

4

warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial

1

interesting (personality, turn of phrase, etc.); pleasantly different; tasteful; attractive; charming

1

to speak; to hear a voice

9

mother

3

old mother; aged mother

1

old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

1

device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity

1

bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre

2

liquid; fluid

1

to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)

1

clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.

10

answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result

4

drill

1

appearance; look; a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune; aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)

1

to take (medicine)

1