jpdb beta

just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)

2

accommodation; reception; seating; custody (e.g. awaiting deportation); internment; admission

2

feel uneasy; on tenterhooks; in suspense; on pins and needles

2

(not) a single person; (no) one

1

slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble

3

weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending

1

to compete; to bid; to sell at auction

1

pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others

2

to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord in one's heart

2

as one of

2

short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability

1

inside; interior

1

to acquire a position; to hold an appointment

1

cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink

1

starry sky

3

snowy night

2

back gate

7

charcoal; charred remains

1

chest; coffer; rice tub; lidded round, wooden container for cooked rice

1

ventilation

1

wood construction; woodworking; (arch.) gardener

1

to look coldly at; to turn a cold shoulder

1

to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)

3

half day

2

jailer; gaoler

1

pail (for water); bucket; cistern; water tank

2

isolation; being alone; being friendless

3

feeling keenly; fully realizing

2

to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself

2

leaving open; leaving ajar; outspoken; frank

1

falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off

3

with a clatter; clatteringly

1

kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points

1

black clothes

6

breathing; respiration

4

dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)

2

glossy hair; glossy fur; glossy coat (on an animal)

2

ghost; revenant; spirit (of the dead); departed soul

1

growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension

1

now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

1

to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan

3

strongest

3

change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest

4

to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on

1

to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

3

instead; but (on the other hand)

5

to catch one's attention; to catch one's ear; to be annoying to one's ear

3

to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop

7

scholar

1

glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off

2