jpdb beta

uncle (younger than one's parent)

35

doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion

1

shadow; tail; following

1

state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication

1

to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect

3

older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am

2

before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)

1

nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son

1

never again

1

to become attached; to begin to love

1

brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved

1

to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest

1

when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives

1

spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention

2

exchange; conversion

1

request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust

2

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

2

to continue; to keep up; to keep on

8

(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability

1

to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with

1

evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil

1

to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend

1

to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after

3

it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it

1

betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer

3

least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least

3

My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!

1

sunset glow

1

apricot (Prunus armeniaca)

1

colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance

1

the way back; the way home; return trip

1

whistle (sound made with the lips)

1

to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout

1

even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that

1

to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on

1

method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)

3

to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve

2

(flower) petal

2

water's surface

2

to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)

2

in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

4

love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland

2

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

3

in those days

2

than; other than; except; but

1

as a child; when one was a child; childhood

1

how long; how far; how much

2

perusing as a side business; doing in addition to one's main work; running (businesses) simultaneously; side business; job on the side

1

honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly

2

to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated

1