jpdb beta

poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby

1

(power of) imagination

1

stubborn person; bonehead; bullethead; pig-headed person

6

by all means; no matter what; at any rate

1

top of the head; crown of the head

3

tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst

3

to stand on ceremony; to stiffen up (the nerves); to be tense

1

deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet

1

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

3

to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)

1

pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas

1

to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of

1

to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep

1

remote past; far ago; time immemorial

1

to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)

1

close-up

1

(sleeping) peacefully; quietly; soundly

1

innocent; cherubic; childlike

1

sleeping face

1

to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon

1

Far East

1

island country

1

elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting

4

support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy

1

pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in

2

Japanese-style writing desk

2

elaborate; delicate; exquisite

1

handiwork; ware

1

mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet

1

warrior

4

before now; hitherto

2

sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)

3

to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time

1

moving forward by sliding on one's knees (in the presence of high-ranking individuals)

1

retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)

1

to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)

1

lord; master

1

report; information

1

brightness of snow; reflected light of snow; (by) snow light

1

shoji (paper sliding door)

1

across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for

1

armor; armour

1

stillness; repose; standing still

1

to get late; to advance; to wear on

1

cheerful (look); healthy (complexion)

1

moonlight; moonbeam

1

grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen

1

particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

1

while; during (the time when)

1

to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last

1