jpdb beta

to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly

1

to cling

1

oxygen cylinder

1

realistic; pragmatic

4

high tide; high water; full tide

1

devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)

1

ebb tide

1

seaward side

1

to die by drowning; to drown

1

to pierce through; to stand (of something sharp or pointy); to thrust (up)

1

bulletin board; notice board; billboard; roadside sign; sign on a post, usu. wooden, esp. containing information about a sight, warning, congratulations, etc.

1

stone-like socle (used as the base for a Buddhist statue)

1

pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says

1

animism

1

common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide

2

telephone booth; telephone box

2

wooden; made of wood; wooden construction

1

bus stop

5

to look old; to become musty; to wear out

1

city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly

6

straw-thatching; straw-thatched roof

1

Japan

2

ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan

2

cartoon-character costume

1

pursuer; pursuing party; posse

11

to live in hiding; to live as a recluse

1

in those days

3

resistance (movement); popular resistance against a military invasion (esp. of that by the French against the Nazis in World War II)

4

deep in the mountains; mountain recesses

3

unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable

1

hut (esp. on a mountain); shack; refuge; shanty

2

homesickness

1

sketching; drawing from nature; portrayal; description

2

elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student

6

homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question

1

it's been a long time; long time no see

3

inexperienced; incompetent; inept; incapable; careless

1

pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes

1

courteous; decorous; polite

1

(someone else's) daughter

11

to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)

2

princess; daughter of a nobleman

1

compared to

1

next term; next period; next version; next release

15

appearance; figure; shape; form

5

big man; large man; tall man; giant

1

campaign poster

3

's house; 's home

1

nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son

3

unauthorized; without permission; unapproved; lack of permission; absence of authorization

2