jpdb beta

to dazzle; to blind

1

railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations

1

now; nowadays

1

multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill

1

to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)

2

when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

2

corner; nook; recess

1

small; little; tiny

1

commemorative plaque (usu. on a stone); stone monument (bearing an inscription)

2

story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend

2

all night long; all through the night

1

frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)

2

to help out of (trouble); to extricate

1

memory; recollection; remembrance; storage

1

crow (Corvus spp.); raven

2

cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine

9

as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever

1

safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction

10

to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might

1

personal description

10

workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings

3

most satisfactory

1

grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude

5

stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded

2

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

1

illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault

2

unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously

2

to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam

3

as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")

1

backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back

1

(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks

18

to have meaning; to be meaningful

1

mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae); Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger); hollyhock

5

(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure

8

black-bellied plover; grey plover (Pluvialis squatarola)

2

ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to

1

deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority

1

it's been a long time; long time no see

1

slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long

3

to feel oneself indebted to

1

censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming

1

immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily

5

in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...

2

so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?

1

to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

3

everlasting spring

6

dyeing; printing

3

fiance; fiancee

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but; however; provided that

2

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

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