jpdb beta

half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous

2

to acquire a position; to hold an appointment

1

plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward

2

to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread

3

to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle

1

unexpectedly; suddenly; abruptly

1

to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)

1

perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance

1

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

1

unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless

1

swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction

1

total eclipse of the Moon

1

total eclipse; totality

1

(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies

7

February; second month of the lunar calendar

2

union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)

1

within the year; before the year is out

1

all companies; each company

1

twenty-five

3

death anniversary

2

Buddhist service (e.g. memorial service)

2

Uenokan'eiji

1

the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar

2

the Sheep (eighth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Ram; hour of the Sheep (around 2pm, 1-3pm, or 2-4pm); south-southwest; sixth month of the lunar calendar

3

with this I (formal); by this I (formal)

1

to come alive; to get going; to start to move

2

to affix a seal

1

to perceive; to grasp (the situation)

2

to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire

1

the last moment; the very end

1

urgency; emergency

1

to summon; to get used to call

1

day and night; turning night into day

1

hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening; express (train)

2

standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert

2

same room; sharing a room; occupying the same room

1

one's face turning pale (ashen); the color being drained from one's face

1

ague; intermittent fever; the shakes; malarial fever (old name)

1

to tremble; to shiver; to shake

1

when; at what moment; what time

2

suicide by the sword

2

monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision

1

to sit; to squat; to be implicated

3

slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose

1

to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve

2

concentration (of efforts, forces, etc.); gathering together; regimentation; marshalling; mobilization

3

setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage

1

incredibly brutal; gory; gruesome

1

torture

1

to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate

1