jpdb beta

to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)

2

tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)

3

bundle; bunch; sheaf

1

to flow into; to pour into; to stream into

1

scenery; scene; landscape

1

naturalism

1

Tayama Katai (1872.1.22-1930.5.13)

1

futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)

1

I-novel; novel narrated in the first person

8

novel about one's education, spiritual growth, etc.; Bildungsroman

3

formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty

1

process; course; mechanism

2

to emphasize; to attach importance to

1

Goethe

1

Wilehlm

1

master

1

Hesse

1

to imitate; to follow; to emulate

2

rote memorization (memorisation); rote learning; indiscriminate memorizing (memorising)

1

personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy

1

to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch

2

national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)

1

devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding

1

poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem

2

through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of

5

to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective

1

lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)

1

snakelike; snaky; serpentine

1

to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle

1

(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness

2

to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up

3

stress

1

to kick; to treat (a person) poorly; to walk all over (someone)

1

convenience store

1

employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson

2

to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan

1

easy; plain; simple

1

to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt

3

check; restraint; oppression; suppression

1

coming to a head; coming to the surface; becoming an issue; breaking

1

active

3

passive

1

negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated

2

native; native speaker

2

sense of language; feeling of a word; impression a word makes; nuance

1

hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

1

literary work

1

little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old

3

to be possible to occur

1

to make an example of; to make a victim of; to hold up somebody (something) to ridicule; to pierce with a spear

1