jpdb beta

intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)

8

briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly

1

to doubt one's own eyes

2

means; method

5

half a year; six months

6

one year; some time ago

11

someone; a certain person

7

lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship

3

family; relatives; dependents; household

13

to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone

21

bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy

1

more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time

5

time; season; period; phase; stage

12

to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize

28

to distinguish; to discern; to make out; to tell

3

full of; brimming with

7

name; title

1

rare; seldom

1

calamity; disaster; accident

4

hostility; antagonism; opposition

10

time of emergency; (in an) emergency

1

eyesore; offensive sight; offense to the eye; obstruction (to the view of something)

2

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

20

opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke

17

audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)

9

foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land

31

to manage; to settle; to dispose of; to deal with; to arrange

4

to defend oneself; to protect oneself

5

to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up

3

(words to) that effect

1

thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward

8

lower floor

3

a size smaller

1

to take time

4

each other; one another

13

to be understood by each other (of thoughts, feelings, etc.); to be comprehended; to exchange with each other (thoughts, feelings, etc.); to express to each other (e.g. intentions); to communicate with each other

1

crime; offence; offense

1

general idea; concept; notion

4

rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite

4

brimming with curiosity

4

to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on

3

granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman

2

management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting

3

fruit store; fruit dealer; fruit seller; fruiterer; greengrocer

3

lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger

4

as planned; according to plan

4

to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than

10

it is I who should say so

10

thank you very much

1

to forget to say; to forget to mention

2