jpdb beta

as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")

1

incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost

3

to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly

6

world; society; people; the public

1

solitude; loneliness; isolation

1

folding screen

1

to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)

6

string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions

1

fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk

1

to get strong; to gain strength

1

main street

3

returning home

3

to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)

1

autumn, the best season for reading

1

form (printing); forme; typesetting plate; original edition (of a publication)

1

to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out

5

initial investment

7

special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke

1

to save up (money)

3

printing type; movable type; printed text; print

6

letterpress printing; moveable type printing

5

Johannes Gutenberg

1

equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent

2

deed; act

2

to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill

1

great person; eminent figure

1

to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention

4

to dirty one's hands

3

bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive

11

means; way; measure

1

if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so

1

better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth

6

edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication

34

mimeograph

1

wooden frame; wooden crate; wooden pallet

14

net; netting; web

17

there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there

9

to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still

1

being startled

2

opening and shutting

2

hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)

2

fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)

4

file; rasp

1

to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except

2

self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)

3

mat (made of pieces of split bamboo or reeds tied together)

7

craftsman; artisan

9

exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite

5

coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation

1

final part; last bit; end

1