jpdb beta

to put into order; to arrange (one's thoughts)

1

to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on

1

scriptwriter; playwright; scenario writer

1

script; libretto; scenario

2

(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth

1

costar; coactor

1

loud recitation (of a poem)

1

North China

2

big star; superstar

1

rating; classification; allocation; grading

1

condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner

1

to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse

1

film world; world of cinema

1

to startle; to surprise; to astonish; (lit.) to make (someone) say "oh!"

1

fruition; fructification; bearing fruit; bearing fruit (of efforts, plans, etc.); coming to fruition; yielding success

1

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

1

deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely

2

to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with

2

negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible

2

one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays

1

(your) judgment; discernment

1

to fall ill; to be taken ill

1

yes; that is so

3

presence or absence; whether something is there or not; whether something happens or not

1

to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory

2

guardian; protector; patron; parent

1

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

1

guarantor; surety; sponsor; reference; bondsman

1

mistress; kept woman; concubine

1

I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference

1

How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?

1

blow; shock

1

window frame; sash

4

to become settled; to be fixed

4

khaki (colour)

15

starfish; sea star; asteroid; northern Pacific seastar (Asterias amurensis)

2

thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words

7

to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)

8

angular; angular-shaped; sharp-pointed

1

junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends

4

to not take seriously; to take lightly

3

optimistic

1

islands of the Pacific Ocean; Pacific Islands

1

minority peoples

1

the Japanese islands

2

indigenous person; inhabitant of a country; local; native; local lords and samurai; daimyo who did not leave his domains to meet the shogun in Kyoto (during the Muromachi period)

1

to frown; to squint

3

very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive

2

Asiatic jasmine (Trachelospermum asiaticum); Asian jasmine

1

hook; hook bracket (Japanese quotation mark)

2