jpdb beta

inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)

1

doubt; distrust; suspicion (of)

1

fact; truth; reality

5

to deepen; to heighten; to intensify

2

optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion

2

please; somehow or other; one way or another

2

tone (of voice); manner of talking

1

haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing

2

sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive

2

fantasy; illusion; vision; dream

1

root; basis; foundation

1

to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate

1

to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink

3

(not) even once; (not) ever

1

to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance

1

only; nothing but

1

that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?

12

flattery; adulation

1

sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis); ayu

1

the latter

1

temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent

2

as soon as possible

1

wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to

7

weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)

3

make-up; makeup; cosmetics

1

thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception

3

delusion; illusion; infatuation; bewilderment; perplexity

1

silence (not speaking); muteness

2

reputation; public opinion

1

spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention

4

falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset

1

to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on

2

Siberia; cake made with layers of sweet bean paste and sponge cake

1

exile; banishment; deportation

4

counter for people

6

Sakhalin

1

Chekhov; Chekhova

1

The Narrow Road to the Deep North (chronicle by Matsuo Basho, published in 1702)

2

dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined

1

to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided

2

Japanese fiber banana (Musa basjoo)

4

Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)

1

to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float

5

by myself; in person; by oneself

2

intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly

3

intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly

4

extreme north; North Pole

2

karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper

2

to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to

5

picturesque (scenery); unspoilt; beautiful

2