jpdb beta

established fact; fait accompli

3

you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber

1

to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate

2

no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than

2

one night; one evening; all night; overnight

1

to do over and over again; to have sex repeatedly

1

half-dead; state of uncertainty; limbo; leaving unfinished with the intention of inflicting suffering

1

at the same time; concurrently; simultaneously; coinciding (with)

1

this will just be a short note; I'm writing to tell you

1

to say; to tell; to state; to do

1

several weeks; a few weeks

1

to do

3

still; even now; to this day

2

knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)

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)

2

but; however; although

1

certainly; surely; definitely

1

hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar

1

please take care of yourself; please be careful not to ... (concerning one's health or well-being)

1

yours sincerely; respectfully yours

2

letter; note

1

way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character

1

in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on

3

formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious

2

to mail a letter

1

timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish

3

high and inside pitch; inter-scholastic athletics competition

1

to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious

3

interior angle; internal angle; inside corner

1

youth; adolescence; springtime of life

2

if so; in that case

1

trouble; bother; annoyance

1

another (person); the other person; one more (person)

3

(Ogura) Hyakunin Isshu; classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets; hyakunin isshu karuta; hyakunin isshu poetry cards; deck of 200 cards, the 100 waka of the Hyakunin Isshu split between them, to be matched together during the game

5

scouting; reconnaissance

1

to move (house); to change residence

1

spirit; heart; disposition

3

four

2

first; first base; first baseman

1

batter

2

swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort

2

pitcher

3

spindly; weak; gangly

1

sphere; globe; ball; sphere; counter for pitches

2

Pacific Ocean

2

ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)

1

to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)

4

catcher

1

light; light (colour, food, comedy, etc.); right; right field; right fielder

1

to catch (a wild animal, fish, insect, baseball, etc.); to capture

1