jpdb beta

the work of man; human feat; something humanly possible

1

to be delirious with fever; to have a feverish dream; (fig.) to be crazy about something

1

creature; creation

1

karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper

1

receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me

2

to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)

11

before one's eyes

2

to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry

1

settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)

1

superior; boss; them (as opposed to "us"); person above; upstairs neighbour (neighbor)

1

backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back

1

recital; recitation; public reading

7

joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing

1

proud; haughty; arrogant

2

Kawabata Yasunari (1899-1972)

1

snow country

2

binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)

2

change; alteration; modification

2

national border; provincial border

1

tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs

1

Okinawa (city, prefecture)

1

dark of the night; darkness of the night

1

posing a question; question

1

setting a question (for an exam, quiz, etc.); setting a theme (for composition of poetry)

39

one question

1

one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn

4

definition

1

period; full stop

1

question; question (mark)

1

to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)

2

bundle; pack; bunch

1

phrase; clause; basic linguistic unit in Japanese grammar

2

batting first

2

taking the field first, thus batting second

3

plan; arrangements

3

instead; but (on the other hand)

7

to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning

3

if you do this; if this is the case

1

profitable plan; good plan

1

moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression

3

system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation

2

checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers

8

nonstop

2

to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time

1

lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering

1

heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding

2

to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate

2

temperature

2

exaltation; emotional uplift

1

to glare at; to scowl at

1