jpdb beta

middle-aged man; Buddhist priest

2

yours sincerely; respectfully yours

2

kingdom; monarchy

4

imperial court; royal court

1

to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service

1

principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me

1

biology

1

at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else

3

factor; factor; divisor

1

traces; evidence

1

accidental; incidental; occasional; casual

1

artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made

4

despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of

1

hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy

1

displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment

2

languid; weary; listless; melancholy

1

lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity

1

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.)

1

if one is unlucky; if one is careless

3

... all over again (repeating the same failure)

1

grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence

2

feeble

1

putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation

1

invasion

2

not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)

1

sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly

1

guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests

2

furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking

1

listen!; you see; mind you; remember

2

to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)

1

rooftop

1

short hair

1

both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold

1

side

1

longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long

1

strong-willed; strong of heart

1

outside the city area; suburbs

1

hunter

1

second person

1

condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat

3

living; lifestyle; living room

3

junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student

2

to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)

1

large build; large pattern

1

plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid

1

beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man

1

among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)

1

special; extraordinary

1

same sex

1

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

1