jpdb beta

to live; to get along; to spend (time)

7

perhaps; probably; generous; many; much

3

somewhere; anywhere; in some respects

5

only; sole; unique

2

to look forward to something

1

to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)

20

immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to

1

vibration; flickering; jolting; tremor

1

favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)

2

work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production

7

to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over

1

title

1

7 or 3 ratio; hair parted on one side

1

Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)

2

Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era

1

Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned

3

to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span

2

announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known

3

Ueda Akinari (1734.7.25-1809.8.8)

1

Edo period (1603-1868)

1

flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event

1

to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with

2

peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic

2

kanji; Chinese character

1

expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face

1

ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material)

1

errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use

1

romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance

1

to interweave

1

fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic

2

style (of a work, author, artist, etc.); characteristics

1

establishment; settlement

1

meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast

2

red-light district; pleasure quarters; world of the geisha; demimonde

1

subject; theme

1

masterpiece

1

reader

2

complete works; complete collection; complete series

1

ardent; passionate; vehement

2

recommendation; referral; endorsement

2

sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement

1

Yukio Mishima (1925.1.14-1970.11.25)

1

Kawabata Yasunari (1899-1972)

1

influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on

2

alcohol; sake

5

wild chrysanthemum; aster

1

mystery; mysteriousness; secret

1

evening primrose (esp. the fourwing evening primrose, Oenothera tetraptera)

1

Cape jasmine (Gardenia jasminoides); Cape jessamine; gardenia

3

commanding; awe-inspiring; bitter (cold); piercing

1