jpdb beta

in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones

1

lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision

8

and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not

1

call; visit

1

this time; now

8

again

2

hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces

1

what's the matter?; what's wrong?

2

to not understand what somebody is getting at; to not understand what is being talked about

3

that; the matter in question

2

who

2

(someone else's) child; child; kid

1

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

1

word; vocabulary

8

is that so? (generally rhetorical)

10

tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster

5

ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom

4

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

1

to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back

3

soul; spirit

5

to hand down (a story, legend, etc.); to pass on (to the next generation); to spread (a rumor, news, etc.); to circulate; to send word; to pass on (a message)

2

occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom

2

first-hand account

2

long ago; once upon a time

1

in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

3

to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time

1

to fall in love

1

blessing

1

to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that

3

to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge

1

a certain ...; some ...

2

assassin

1

blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice

1

bridegroom

1

to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out

1

to breathe one's last; to pass away; to die; to expire

1

bride

1

edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)

1

to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with

1

oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally

2

to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill

1

since then; from that time; ever since

1

bridal costume; wedding dress

1

to wander; to roam from place to place

2

mere; simple; sheer

2

captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)

1

in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely

1

to say; to speak; to tell; to talk

1

inside one's heart; in one's mind

6

to have an idea; to have a clue

3