jpdb beta

to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)

3

gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin

2

story; tale; talk; discussion

2

oh; ah; I'll be darned

1

to be burnt to death

7

to let things end up as they will; to let nature take its course

1

punishment; penalty

5

cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky

2

both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other

1

each other; one another

3

and; thereupon; because of that

3

pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol (esp. a woman)

28

to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints

1

violence; force

1

sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching

2

certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt

2

who

3

to choose; to select

1

may I come in?; please forgive me; I'm sorry

1

cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)

2

clothes padded with cotton

1

man's stiff sash

1

to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with

4

tight sleeve (of a kimono or dress)

1

to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last

1

(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy

2

thuddingly; plumping down (like a heavy weight)

1

one knee

3

departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal

3

overswelling (of a blood vessel); engorgement; bulging; squaring one's shoulders; flexing one's muscles

1

hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation

1

rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling

1

character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")

4

suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort

3

to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite

1

beast; brute; animal

2

no hope of getting ahead

1

halfway; midway; partway; mid-course

1

becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice

1

perception; intuition; the sixth sense

4

quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive

3

hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour

6

now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again

2

to succeed in doing; to manage to do; to finish doing

1

thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

2

shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes

2

sunny place; in the sun

1

to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off

1

mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly

2

manly; masculine; like a man

1