jpdb beta

meaning; called; said

6

to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on

1

ash; ashes

31

sad; melancholy

1

incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical

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

6

for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion

2

root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature

2

origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material

23

to sit down

9

soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself

3

to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer

3

elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself

1

bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely

34

flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda

3

expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...

1

to be ordered (to do)

1

west

4

throat; singing voice

6

to get dry

2

drink; beverage

2

errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit

2

I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said

9

ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies

1

men; manservant; male attendants to an actor

1

to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out

2

road approaching a shrine

1

to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration

2

to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on

1

single-minded (esp. personality or person); one-track mind

1

hot-tempered person

1

to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on

1

stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled

1

to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)

1

to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer

1

certain; sure; doubtless

1

knock on wood; touch wood; heaven forbid; God help me; absit omen!

1

lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger

1

that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there

2

to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into

2

guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole

1

conclusion

2

the end

2

to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

6

means; method

6

not at all; not in the least

2

to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind

2

phew; whew

1

question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion

3

even more than

1