jpdb beta

at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)

3

to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent

2

to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of

1

consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement

4

to come back

3

to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to

2

to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric

1

at the last moment; this late in the game

2

eldest daughter; first-born daughter

1

mouth of river; estuary

1

to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over

1

stateroom; cabin

3

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)

3

custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)

1

recent years

1

incident; affair; happening; event

1

to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into

3

tenth day of the month; ten days

1

house arrest

2

anchorage; anchoring; mooring

2

dawn breaks; day dawns

2

going upstream; swimming upstream

1

midnight; dead of night

2

that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

9

back gate

1

entry into a castle (by a conquering force)

1

performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact

1

to make a cynical remark (about); to make a sarcastic remark (about); to satirize; to mock

2

involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself

1

posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance

2

consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi

1

to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)

2

to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to to put in all one's effort

2

to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve

2

incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person

2

port of call

1

progress; development

2

to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)

5

earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering

2

(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually

1

moment by moment; hour by hour

4

impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness

2

stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling

1

narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining

3

dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp

1

choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy

3

kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction; kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor

3

to kidnap

5

pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely

1

charming; fascinating; attractive

2