jpdb beta

now; come (now); well

2

method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)

6

particularly; only; in the case of

2

this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that

1

nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious

1

interference; intervention; meddling

2

but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess

3

performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)

1

uproar; disturbance

1

opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery

3

difficult to ...; hard to ...

2

quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument

1

estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact

1

cause; origin; source

3

milk bar; small shop selling milk, sweets, snacks, limited foodstuffs, etc.

1

a quarrel; argument

1

crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers

2

after that; afterwards; thereafter

2

quick-wittedness; tact

1

to drag in; to pull in

2

indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided

2

dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic

3

seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of

1

end of the rainy season

1

near at hand

1

early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar

1

none of your business!; don't bother me!; keep out of it!

2

popular person; favorite; favourite

1

hostility; antagonism; opposition

1

to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)

1

even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)

2

nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich

1

to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by

5

query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry

1

to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)

1

roughly

1

to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way

1

bamboo ruler; bamboo scale; bamboo tape

2

to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out

1

clothing

1

yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)

1

to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)

1

really; truly

2

minimum; lowest; minimal; least

1

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

5

weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly

2

ill will; malice; evil intent

1

people

3

to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)

4

and yet; though; when; in spite of

2