jpdb beta

grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude

1

to accept an object and hold it reverently over one's head

1

to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)

5

by the window

4

to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)

4

tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)

1

to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud

1

he; she; that person; (arch.) you

16

eighty; 80

2

daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)

2

or; otherwise

1

wife

1

purple smoke; tobacco smoke

1

to vomit; to spit out

3

to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at

3

doctrine; rule; principle; -ism

1

to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only

2

basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation

1

grasp; catch; understanding

2

negotiations; discussions; connection

1

to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations

2

interruption; interference; butting in

1

months and years

3

to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate

1

to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)

2

breath; breathing; tone; mood

12

calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist

1

to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around

3

floorboard

1

unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares

1

quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)

2

to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for

1

next morning

1

to hide oneself

3

good morning

1

portable; mobile use

1

to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)

1

middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years

4

every person; every mouth; every entrance

1

last night; yesterday evening

3

frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)

9

to soothe; to calm; to pacify

5

before one's eyes

1

texture; grain; one's skin (lacking makeup, etc.); natural skin; surface of the earth; bare ground

1

(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of

3

to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound

5

to ride up to; to drive up to; to get used to riding; to get used to driving

1

white plaster wall; tofu; bean curd

1

warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown

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Edogawa Ranpo

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