jpdb beta

friend; companion

5

it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...

28

something; some kind of; for some reason

4

pensive (or worried) look on one's face

1

accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank

5

unsuitable; inappropriate; improper

1

acquaintance; relations; sexual intercourse; intersection

2

won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you

2

taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride

1

sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity

1

very much; very many; more and more

1

one month

2

state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication

8

very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary

9

to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate

4

outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer

1

strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness

13

calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!

1

something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)

15

to ponder; to brood

10

analysis

1

around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing

1

for the time being; for the present; immediate; present; for some time (after); current account

2

castle

4

camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora); camphorwood; camphor laurel

2

blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end

2

even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)

1

private (establishment)

1

main gate; main entrance

1

(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling

3

to look around; to survey

6

upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere

2

How do you do?; I am glad to meet you

2

older brother

26

that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family

15

yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill

1

knit; knitted fabric; knitted garments; nit (unit of surface brightness equal to 1 candela per square meter)

2

pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character

2

skirt

1

to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size

1

corner; nook; recess

6

to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

1

(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when

1

illegitimate child; secret love child

2

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

2

assumption; supposition; hypothesis

1

three years

1

belly; abdomen; stomach

1

not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)

1

vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)

1