jpdb beta

to pretend

2

merely for form's sake

1

aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn

2

wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly

1

in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story

1

twenty-six

2

subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable

1

month-long period; (during) month

1

hindrance; obstacle; harm; bad effect; sickness

1

one day; (on) a certain day

1

repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)

1

to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

1

smokehole on hearth; hearth; (kitchen) furnace

1

to go too far

1

to become pregnant

1

to be ill; to suffer from; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...; to fail to ...

1

to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post

1

in error; by mistake; by accident; accidentally

1

to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid

1

joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing

2

to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment

6

to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip

1

at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money

1

at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money

1

grilling (fish) with salt; broiling with salt; boiling seawater to get salt

1

sea bream (Sparidae); porgy; tai (species of reddish-brown Pacific sea bream, Pagrus major)

1

to be plucked

1

kawaraban (type of Edo-period single-page newspaper)

4

adultery; misconduct; intrigue; criminal connection

4

suddenly; with a jerk

1

from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best

2

to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down

1

charity; philanthropy

1

careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate

1

open verandah; open veranda

3

to look upward

2

centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance

1

to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide

1

still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet

1

to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired

1

this much; this amount

2

change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)

1

to smile

4

participation; joining; entry; adherence

1

before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme

1

good person; virtuous person

1

to fail; to screw up; to stuff up

2

to let out a cry; to shout

1

to exceed; to be even more (so); to exaggerate

1

good-natured person; nice person

1