jpdb beta

to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one

2

with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out

1

to shine; to glitter; to sparkle

1

indicates means of action; cause of effect; by

1

there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?

1

paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven

2

grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)

5

to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up

1

old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

1

self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself

3

all one's wisdom; (lit.) bag (full) of wisdom; the brains (of a group); the smart one; fount of wisdom

1

black joke; black comedy; morbid humor

2

year before last

1

(dying) suddenly; (breaking) brittly; with a snap; softly and swellingly

2

to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk

2

a long time ago

1

to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse

1

son; penis

13

to; towards; for

4

to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float

2

previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance

2

Sanzu River (Buddhist equivalent of the River Styx)

1

to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate

1

quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on

1

silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction

5

dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

4

to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with

1

a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)

16

cheerful; lively; lighthearted

1

mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better

1

to do (for someone)

1

not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned

7

to degenerate; to lapse into

1

soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself

4

glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination

8

far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far

6

one day; (on) a certain day

2

to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist

11

and; thereupon; because of that

1

to be found; to be discovered

4

no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

2

son

1

illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane

2

to ask; to enquire; to query

9

to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into

1

regret; repentance; remorse

3

tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health

3

missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown

8

to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

2

mysterious disappearance; being spirited away

3