jpdb beta

on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually

2

indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary

1

chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox

1

hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation

2

in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue

5

even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...

13

to be bothered (by something); to suffer

1

net; netting; web

1

entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings

3

to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain

2

whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard

1

(walking) stick; cane; wand

5

to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)

9

the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous

12

bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless

13

to remain; to be left

6

business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs

1

to agree on; to agree about

1

entry; going into; approach

2

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

2

retro; nostalgic; old-fashioned

2

roundish; sort of round

2

forum (in an ancient Roman city); form; shape

2

limited express train

1

head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard

1

neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing

4

horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)

4

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

3

ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

6

to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate (with); to adorn (with)

1

design; idea; conception; plan

1

to carve into; to cut into; to engrave into; to inscribe

2

I see; that's right; indeed

16

departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.

5

night train

3

one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face

1

scenery; scene; landscape

2

to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about

7

(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means

2

to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over

2

night travel; walking around at night; night train; nightly procession of monsters, spirits, etc.

3

to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)

15

Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)

1

ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon

8

small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest

2

playfulness; playful mood; imaginativeness

1

gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness

6

oh!; ah!; oh no

1

to throw into; to toss into; to drive (a nail, etc.) into; to hammer in; to fire (a bullet) into; to launch (a missile) at

1

obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)

3