jpdb beta

summer

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untouched; unrestrained; unscathed

1

torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight

1

ahead; before; ago

7

sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)

1

sunlight; rays of the Sun

1

disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray

4

to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin

1

irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness

1

inside one's heart; in one's mind

5

worry; anxiety; concern

1

six minutes

2

sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching

2

entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule

9

lattice door

1

door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows

2

to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced

2

loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)

3

only; nothing but

1

so; like this; in this way

2

to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)

4

first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

5

Haruko

1

to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled

5

looking; viewing; (please) try (to)

1

to go around

1

to get along; to add (one's own concordant voice, etc.)

1

this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me

8

continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last

1

to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful

1

lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end

4

Soga

2

friend; companion

3

older; senior

1

to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing

2

woman; lady; adult female

3

introduction; presentation; referral; listing

9

never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means

3

beautiful woman; (a) beauty

2

dark; blackish

1

dress

1

lately; recently; nowadays

4

armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track

5

snap (e.g. of the wrist in baseball); snapshot (esp. of people); snap fastener; press stud

1

sitting with one's legs out to one side

1

to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout

1

it may be because

2

this world; this life; the free world (outside of prison, the army, red light district, etc.); this corrupt world; present world

1

to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to

3

magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly

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