jpdb beta

to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle

1

out of sight; in the background; unnoticed; (lit.) under the veranda

2

to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends

6

to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo

1

type of household amulet or talisman, issued by a Shinto shrine, hung in the house for protection

2

to be reminded of; to call to mind

3

diary

1

a sound; one sound

2

mysterious power of words to alter reality

1

Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure

2

strictly speaking

1

to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge

13

to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain

1

to keep a record; to keep a tally

2

Japanese calligraphy paper (approx. 25cm by 35cm)

1

to show each other

1

rule; regulation

1

walking sideways; staggering; striding; being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent

2

group; party; team; squad; section

19

mentioning later; discussing below

2

special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial

8

to collect; to assemble; to gather

3

evidence; proof

5

if so; in that case; in that situation

4

or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other

2

to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up

2

one's way; one's path

2

dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications

1

to blow off

3

to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept

4

result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently

19

dead men tell no tales

1

to refuse; to decline; to deny

2

to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)

4

open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)

11

iron pot; iron pan

2

having a meal (before doing something); fortifying oneself with a meal

1

rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)

1

seasoning; flavour; flavor

1

since then; from that time; ever since

2

today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays

11

up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...

2

good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty

2

flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion

16

alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)

1

separate; scattered; apart

2

(not so) much; (not) very

1

dramatic

1

portion; section; part

20

recovery; rescue; recapture

1