jpdb beta

cutter; cutting tool; box cutter; utility knife; (tailor's) cutter; cutter (boat)

20

being startled; getting a shock

16

to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with

2

one's mind

8

to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind

4

suddenly (appear, stick out); abruptly; unexpectedly; (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly

1

flagrante delicto; caught red-handed

1

inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class

1

to pass; to pass by

12

selection; choice; option

16

careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent

2

sincere; earnest; serious

8

to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)

10

labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble

4

egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top

1

to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely

7

perfidiousness; faithlessness; inconstancy; insincerity; falsehood

4

occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession

3

crack detective

1

to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening

7

foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money

4

instability; insecurity; crankiness

12

Arishima Takeo (1878-1923)

8

anthology; collection of works

12

abandoning (hope, plans); giving up

3

perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime

2

to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)

4

actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set

10

reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight

4

to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off

4

satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client

27

having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something

7

to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into

8

one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section

6

one scene (in play)

3

to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base

14

tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section

6

famous scene (in a movie or play)

4

lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)

8

book; volume

2

to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by

7

cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)

12

decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly

3

naturalism

5

adherent; devotee; believer

1

favourite book; favorite book

9

Tayama Katai (1872.1.22-1930.5.13)

2

futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)

1

unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable

1

confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself

1