jpdb beta

root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base

1

treetop; tip of a branch

1

main course (of a river); mainstream; main current (e.g. of thought)

1

resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret

1

negative; contradictory

1

to be popular

1

talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful

1

recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement

2

highway; main road; the right road; internal medicine (in Chinese medical practice)

2

saying in other words; putting (something) another way

1

novel of formation (education); novel of character development; novel which traces the intellectual, moral, spiritual or social development of a young person; Bildungsroman

2

twentieth century

3

beginning (of a century, etc.)

1

France

9

Romain Rolland

1

Christoff; Christoph; Christophe; Kristof

1

unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled

1

some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort

1

to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)

1

experience

2

something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)

2

site; point on a map; spot

1

literary world; literary circles

3

favorite child; favourite child; darling; favorite; star

1

at first; in the beginning; originally

1

thief; robber

1

courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness

3

old woman

1

speech and conduct; words and deeds

1

via; through; by doing; by means of; using

1

good; goodness; right; virtue

8

wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief

1

to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain

1

what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak

3

detail

2

coherence; consistency

1

central idea

1

as you are aware; as you know

2

Konjaku Monogatarishū (31-volume collection of stories written during the late Heian period); The Tale of Kanjaku

1

tale; narrative

1

conception; idea; thought; samjna (perception)

1

peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)

1

closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final

1

reality

1

incoherent; inconsistent

1

unnatural; artificial; affected; strained

2

to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)

1

message

2

pouring; injection

1

to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from

1