jpdb beta

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

3

to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)

1

(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement

2

I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one

1

incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless

1

respect; esteem; regard

1

ideal

1

to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice

2

extreme; extremity

1

to laugh away; to laugh off

1

actually; really

1

especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though

2

rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations

1

pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)

1

what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about

1

to come to like a lot; to fall in love

1

to subsist; to keep on living

5

practical problem; practical matter

1

human society

1

mutual understanding

1

with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning

1

one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary

1

pushy; pushing; self-assertive

1

utmost limits; extremity; limit

1

desperation; self-abandonment

1

to be jealous of; to be envious of; to envy

3

anything and everything; just about everything

1

(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene

1

establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming

1

bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter

1

to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)

2

to press a question; to cross-examine

2

different (from); not the same (as)

1

to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry

1

to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)

1

to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after

1

sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy

1

to bail out (water); to scoop out

1

the four seasons

1

trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass

1

glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view

1

unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious

1

or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still

1

bang; slam; thud; crash

1

absentmindedness; peace of mind

1

hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste

1

twice; again; second time

2

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.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very

1

leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone

1

automation

1