jpdb beta

to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye

3

to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust

2

to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off

2

railway bridge; iron bridge

1

townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street

2

quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly

1

memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition

2

deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet

1

to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)

1

alighting (from a train, bus, etc.); getting off; getting out (of a car)

1

to show through; to be hinted at; to peek through; to shine through

2

under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side

2

to sleep like a log; to sleep deeply

1

round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money

3

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

2

bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely

1

Tazaemon

1

reluctant (to part)

1

go home; get out

2

of tender years; very young

1

stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded

1

being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem

1

who; what kind of person

5

to pluck; to pick; to tear

1

to mistake (for something or someone else); to be unable to recognize

2

to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...

15

acquaintance

1

or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still

1

misunderstanding

1

paraphilia; sexual deviancy

1

faintly; dimly; slightly; barely

3

even more; still more; further

1

to cast a shadow

2

to be easily mistaken for (something else); to be indistinguishable from; to look just like; (arch.) to intermingle; (arch.) to be in disorder; (arch.) to be in disarray

1

easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...

2

dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation (for the stage or screen); embellishment (of the facts); exaggeration; dramatization

1

earnestly; repeatedly; patiently

1

start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game

1

extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed

2

straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt

1

sex crimes

1

to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

1

Kamakura (city)

2

prison; jail; gaol; penitentiary

1

a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment

1

far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)

3

ticket price

1

whoosh (of something suddenly spreading, billowing, swelling, or gushing outward); fwoosh; (bursting) into tears; suddenly (crying)

1

to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over

1

salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold

1