jpdb beta

whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper

2

unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic

1

reeking of liquor; smelling of alcohol

1

to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to

3

long ago; a long time ago; already

1

to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)

2

painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh

4

midway; halfway through; in the course of

1

new moon; crescent moon

1

going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease

4

prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong

2

queer fellow; odd fellow; eccentric person; crank; oddball; freak

1

confrontation; opposition; antagonism

2

strange; unexpected; (by) chance; unusual; curious

2

your wife; his wife; secret meeting; secrecy

11

to get to know each other; to make acquaintance

3

to yearn for; to pine; to be deeply in love with

1

clandestine meeting

1

illicit love

1

rape; violation

1

to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to

2

to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away

2

encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)

2

to mediate; to intervene; to smooth

1

decision; determination; resolution

1

to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy

4

to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants

1

to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for

1

battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict

2

to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo

1

to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped

1

to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse

1

to lock up; to shut up; to imprison

3

alone; by oneself; on one's own

1

to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out

1

acute ear; good ear

1

to take away; to carry away

1

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

2

nothing to be afraid of; trivial; not amounting to much; can't do anything

1

from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course

3

Chikugo (former province located in the south of present-day Fukuoka Prefecture)

1

commencing with; including

1

various; many; several

1

like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul

1

territory (pre-Taika: under the Yamato court; Heian: under a provincial governor, etc.); (arch.) countryside

3

two; 2

2

of course; certainly; naturally

1

this family; we; this house

2

vanguard; advance guard

1

to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply

1