jpdb beta

letter (of alphabet); character; writing

6

to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember

2

frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly

2

to be absorbed in thought; to muse; to muse about; to think things through

1

encyclopedia; encyclopaedia

15

to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash

1

absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming

3

something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts

2

one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although

3

laboratory; seminar room; professor's office

1

closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently

1

meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast

1

step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan

8

counter for books; volume

7

creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming

1

leather cover; leather binding

1

snake; serpent; large snake

1

to writhe; to squirm; to wriggle

1

winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying

1

mystery; strange event; mysterious affair

1

to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around

11

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

3

I see; that's right; indeed

2

part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty

3

to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)

2

there is nothing

2

tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon

2

to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden

1

spine (of book); binding (of book)

6

to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited

4

slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long

1

yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?

17

although; though; despite the fact that ...

2

to that extent; to that degree; so much; so

7

surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly

1

evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights

3

to think of; to come up with

2

inside one's heart; in one's mind

1

by some chance; somehow; in some way; somehow or other; one way or another; by any means possible

1

to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire

1

danger; peril; hazard; risk

1

but still

2

indeed; really; truly; very much

1

bookbinder

1

order (for an item); request; demand; condition

1

to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)

1

to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out

1

storage room; storeroom; lumber room

1

to draw (a line); to demarcate; to mark; to plan

3

to lie down (and rest)

2