jpdb beta

difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect

1

should do; ought to do

4

thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned

1

to straighten oneself; to straighten one's clothes and one's posture; to adopt a more serious attitude

1

one after next; second

1

to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)

1

small-format paperback book; pocket paperback

2

pocket

2

suspicious; doubtful

2

to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)

1

critical (condition); serious

1

exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite

1

ceasing to write; ceasing one's writing activities; retiring as a writer; putting down one's pen

1

publication

2

all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly

2

to get angry; to become perverse

2

to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up

5

reader

1

to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on

1

world; society; people; the public

2

taking no notice; ignoring; not even looking at

1

book; volume; this; present; main; head

5

to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out

6

cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine

1

creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright

1

title

2

transmigration; reincarnation; metempsychosis

1

outside measurements

1

falseness (logic); falsehood

1

model; pattern; paragon; exemplar

2

general public; the masses

3

to like; to love; to be fond of

2

tradition; legend; folklore

4

to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse

2

to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back

2

disgrace; humiliation; insult

1

to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)

7

to govern; to manage; to subdue

1

fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation

1

skillfully; admirably; really well; excellently

1

outline; summary; argument

1

jōruri; type of dramatic recitation accompanied by a shamisen (associated with Japanese puppet theater)

1

kabuki; Japanese classical drama

1

honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion

3

wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment

1

good person; virtuous person

2

to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine

4

creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention

1

particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially

1

convenient

2