jpdb beta

wife

1

attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession

2

(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely

2

to approach

2

to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start

9

smoothly; easily; readily

2

clear; pure; noble

1

composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun

2

heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained

2

to eat into

1

to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled

5

being struck mad by love; foolish passion; blind love; infatuation; jealousy

1

normally; habitually

4

yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration

3

(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill

5

to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch

1

roof tile

3

light; lamp; counter for electric lights

2

low entrance (usually, but not always, to a teahouse) with a tiled archway overhead

2

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

7

town; block; downtown; main street; street; road

3

to name; to take a second name or alias; to announce; to boast; to declare

2

unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful

1

to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)

2

usual; normal; stereotyped

1

stage setting

1

dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

16

damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing

3

odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...

1

seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of

3

dislike; disgust; disinclination; tired of

1

to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of

4

temple; monk

2

inner sanctum; inner temple; inner shrine; sanctuary; chancel

1

profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior

2

miniature shrine with double doors (used to store important Buddhist items such as sutras, etc.); cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.); (in Okinawa) carved and decorated stone container for storing the bones of one's ancestors

2

statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image

2

halo

1

to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out

1

inner glow or light; deep gloss or luster (lustre)

1

to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)

5

bright; cheerful

1

to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss

1

hundreds

1

year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

21

dust; one ten-billionth

5

to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished

1

taste for the simple and quiet; rustic simplicity; austere refinement; enjoyment of a quiet life

3

to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver

2

light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence

5