jpdb beta

legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way

1

to answer; to reply

2

inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration

1

to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch

9

to make an appearance

2

perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that

2

confinement

2

to stand to reason

1

vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous

1

one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)

1

full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)

2

besides; in addition; also; moreover

6

I see; that's right; indeed

2

judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of

2

very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best

1

but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just

2

thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

1

to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

6

simile; metaphor; allegory; parable

1

to follow; to come along with one; to accompany

1

to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)

1

on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway

6

profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)

1

slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly

1

to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted

5

jest; joke; funny story

1

mask; disguise; guise; mask

1

to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)

1

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

facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)

3

to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish

3

(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush

1

to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)

2

a certain ...; some ...

2

item; event

1

to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up

2

presence (impressive quality)

1

thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)

3

various; varied; diverse; all sorts of

2

to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends

3

mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)

1

insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness

2

stray cat; alley cat

1

stray dog

1

life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood

3

surely; certainly

9

sound of the wind; voice of the wind

1

now that you say that; now that you mention it

1

uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease

1

those (near the second person)

2