jpdb beta

brilliant; bright

1

sweet-smelling; scentful; fragrant

2

to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate

23

lately; recently

4

to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly

3

to speak; to hear a voice

12

to look around; to take a view of

10

drying; dryness

1

rope ladder

3

as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible

17

colleague; workmate; comrade; coworker

1

exceedingly; very

7

the other day; some time ago; recently

1

returning from abroad; coming back to one's country (Japan)

5

but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess

5

to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick

2

to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge

8

outsider; someone outside of a group

1

to find fault with

1

hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky

1

early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar

8

to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)

5

six feet; traditional Japanese G-string for men; palanquin bearer

6

awfully; terribly

3

spineless; backboneless; timid; cowardly; weak-kneed

1

soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself

2

magnet; compass

15

viscount

38

(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means

3

promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first

7

private expense

1

skating (esp. ice); skate; skates

2

samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to

1

natural; intrinsic; from birth

1

to frolic

4

diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily

12

gliding; sliding; skating (on ice); taxiing (aircraft); making a takeoff run

3

footwear (esp. outdoor shoes, as opposed to slippers, etc.); footgear

1

etc.; et cetera; and so on

1

arrangement of stones in a garden

10

to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something

8

artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)

1

to thrust into; to shove into; to push into; to drive into

8

to dig up; to unearth; to uncover

1

to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)

5

cave; hollow; cavity; hollow

18

empty; hollow; bare; vacant; deserted

5

crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat

2

continuation

7

to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break

6