jpdb beta

obsession; compulsive idea

1

daytime; noon; broad daylight

1

early morning

1

to say; to be pleased to say

1

being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)

1

to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust

1

date and time (of a meeting, departure, etc.); days and hours

1

secretive; mysterious; furtive; stealthy; clandestine; sneaky

1

western edge (e.g. of city); west side

1

meeting

1

as planned; according to plan

1

starting point for an ascent (mountain, stairs, etc.); base (of mountain, etc.)

1

rope

3

to string along (of rope, etc.)

1

to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on

1

cardboard; thick paper

1

four characters; four letters

1

in turns; in series; in order; by rotation

1

to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive

1

good heavens!; oh my god!; gee whiz

1

merry; joyful; gleeful

2

oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is

1

how (can); by what means

2

tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?

1

seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up

1

official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open

1

historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular

1

to lock up; to shut up; to imprison

2

old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self

2

stifled (laughter); simmering

1

compared to

3

if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...

3

each and every; all

1

light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy

4

damage; breakage

1

to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate

1

dust

4

bad smell; stink

2

rich (flavor, color, etc.); strong (e.g. odor); probable; (very) likely; passionate; sensuous

1

to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

1

duty; role; function

1

south side

2

the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times

2

switch; switch; points; switch (from one thing to another); change

2

electric light

1

material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick

1

(electric) torch; flashlight

5

apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal

1

cotton gloves; working gloves

1

to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits

2