jpdb beta

long ago

1

dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly

1

sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen

5

to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)

3

the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade

7

cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood

1

daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)

13

oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)

1

cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky

5

bothersome; tiresome; bother to do

2

uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently

1

to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)

2

to frown; to squint

1

magic; sorcery; witchcraft; magic tricks (with large-scale props)

1

teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)

2

dressing oneself up to look young; altering one's appearance to look young; dressing younger than one's age

1

in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...

2

to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform

1

to grow old; to age

1

gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase

3

to be rejuvenated; to feel young again

1

life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood

2

fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare

3

training wheels; stabilizers

1

part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties

1

article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price

1

pinpoint

2

force field

17

with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain

1

absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively

1

establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)

1

waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away

1

strategic arrangement of go stones at the beginning of a game; opening moves; preparations; preparatory steps; arrangements

3

to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)

2

strategy; tactics

1

manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; at the same time as speaking; as one speaks

1

net; netting; web

1

to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

1

(frustratingly) slow; tedious; sluggish; roundabout (e.g. explanation); exasperating; irritating

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

height; elevated place

1

accurate; correct; precise; exact

2

to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)

1

to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin

2

price; cost; value; worth; value

1

reaching; attaining; arrival

1

dim; gloomy

1

ignorance; innocence; stupidity

1

infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless

1

to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something

2