jpdb beta

promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently

1

separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)

1

something (or other)

1

to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square

1

unavoidable; no help for

1

cost; expense

6

indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted

1

to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)

2

privilege; special right

3

use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)

1

everyone; anyone; no one

3

blameless; above reproach; beyond reproach; faultless; perfect

1

followers; hangers-on

3

to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations

1

younger sister

3

new; newly made; newly-built ship; new boat; unmarried woman of about 20; newly-married woman

1

to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

8

sense of isolation; (feelings of) loneliness

1

somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely

1

to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)

1

gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked

1

to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress

1

diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted

1

Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)

3

very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary

2

distance; interval; gap; difference; estrangement

1

Souseki

8

literature

4

harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result

2

to gain a reputation; to make oneself famous

1

beautiful; good; excellent

27

meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence

1

to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up

2

management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting

1

management; administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)

1

fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)

1

Natsume Souseki (1867-1916)

1

during a stay

3

great writer; major writer

1

respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor

2

to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful

1

chronic disease

1

stomach trouble

1

to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start

2

second day of the month; two days

1

being ill in bed

1

to be opposite; to face each other

1

Taka

3

previous writing; first of two books; previous letter

1

river in springtime

1