jpdb beta

to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away

1

for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance

1

disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful

1

cold reception; inhospitality

1

having one's choice; (ability to) pick and choose

1

from now on; hereafter

2

to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against

1

leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning

2

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

1

landing

1

to rush over; to run up to

1

continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence

2

to mean

1

rape; violation

1

living room

1

explanation; interpretation

2

coloured glasses; tinted glasses; sunglasses; biased view; preconceived view

1

chastity; virtue; fidelity

1

little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old

1

pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin

1

mistake; error

1

miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic

1

tag (children's game); tig

1

to unfold; to unroll; to open

1

to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)

1

entreaty; supplication; petition

2

mixed; mingled

2

bedroom

1

soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)

1

noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick

1

noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled

1

accident

1

incident; affair; happening; event

2

school term; semester

11

what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?

1

good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response

1

head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host

19

night sky

1

one drop (of fluid)

2

sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety

2

to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with

1

consideration; thought

1

he; him; boyfriend

1

to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by

3

follower; attendant; valet; servant

3

to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out

1

to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard

1

otherwise; or else; if not

1

to dirty one's hands

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long ago; already; a long time ago

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