jpdb beta

abrupt; sudden

4

to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with

4

to ponder; to brood

4

to nod to one another

2

twitching

2

to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate

17

consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice

14

secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings

4

first meeting; first interview with

1

appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy

6

good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial

5

liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of

3

to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post

15

sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops

1

something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another

15

father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he

10

mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she

9

to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)

6

abuse; misuse; perversion

2

what's the best thing to do?; what to do?

1

(power of) understanding; comprehensive faculty

1

to put into order; to arrange (one's thoughts)

1

to charm; to bewitch; to enchant; to captivate; to fascinate

1

nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may

1

front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context

1

untidy (room, pile, etc.); messy; cluttered; disorderly; jumbled (e.g. thoughts); chaotic (lifestyle, atmosphere, etc.)

1

having high information content; informative

1

sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment

1

babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper

1

important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident

21

to gather; to collect; to assemble

8

death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)

3

the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge

1

close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related

1

to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

5

growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)

4

one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point

4

the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person

2

tombstone; gravestone

1

blood vessel; blood relationship

1

family tree

1

(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees

2

characteristic (of); peculiar (to)

2

one-eyed; first (in a series); initial

1

to distribute; to hand out

1

rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion

1

to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate

1

second (in a series)

2

illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault

2

miasma ("bad air" formerly believed to cause disease)

2