jpdb beta

what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?

1

to get one's head around; to think about

1

display of fireworks; firework(s) display

5

dry riverbed; river beach

2

elevation; high ground

1

saving a seat (e.g. by leaving something on it); holding a seat (for a friend, etc.); reserving a place

1

closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business

1

locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors

1

ramune; type of lemon soda sold in a Codd-neck bottle; compressed tablet candy

1

cotton candy; fairy floss; candy floss

1

spot; dot; place; location; (airport) apron; spot advertisement; spot advertising

2

eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes

1

to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash

1

to take someone's hand

1

cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold

2

side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)

1

to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray

1

branch shrine; corporate spin-off; split-off business

2

moonlight

1

faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre

1

to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time

1

reliance; dependence

1

to scale (mountain, flight of stairs, etc.)

1

hokora; small wayside shrine

1

to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession

1

to wait expectantly; to await in anticipation

1

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

1

winter

11

preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard

1

like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul

4

word; vocabulary

2

high in the sky

1

large-flowered

1

to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known

2

to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible

1

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

1

to reflect; to throw back light

1

that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such

1

fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic

2

(Satsuma) to be

2

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

1

to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience

1

I; me

2

Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)

1

famous scene (e.g. in a movie or play)

1

together; jointly; at the same time; with; both

1

man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member

1

to hide; to keep to oneself

1

once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime

1

in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh

1