jpdb beta

dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly

1

to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with

2

portion for two people

2

frequent; incessant

3

to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick

1

current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present

1

urgent business; pressing need; imperative

1

to darken; to wane

1

notebook; exercise book

1

cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine

1

self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself

1

painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh

1

feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles

2

healthy; sound; wholesome

1

chronic (illness)

1

sick person; patient; invalid

1

shadow; gloom

1

to gain on (someone); to run (someone) close

1

crow (Corvus spp.); raven

1

one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions

2

to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up

4

taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)

1

rather; sooner; preferably

2

there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much

7

sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year

2

cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying

3

desperation; despair; self-abandonment

1

that night; that evening; over the course of the evening

1

to call in; to invite; to bring in

1

to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal

5

practical question (problem); practical matter

1

swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction

1

lattice; counter for large bundles (e.g. 10 sheafs of rice, 200 sheets of calligraphy paper, 20 whistling arrows, 100 fish); handbreadth (unit for measuring the length of arrows)

1

death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without

1

all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent

1

advocate; disputant; debater; (present) writer; author

1

to rule; to govern; (arch.) to see; (arch.) to look; (arch.) to watch

2

son; penis

3

mourning; mourning period; anniversary of one's death

2

right now

2

district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society

2

gloss; explanatory notes; annotation

1

to take turns; to mingle together

1

to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward

1

the whole world

1

novice; beginner; starting to run; running off; running away

1

head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major

3

to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine

1

man of letters; literary man

2

government service; government employ

1