jpdb beta

to be conspicuous; to stand out

2

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

3

here I am; I'm home!

1

to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter

1

neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching

1

(piece of) writing; document; (act of) writing

1

orderliness; put in order; tidying up; arranging neatly

1

document; official papers

2

to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)

1

celadon porcelain

1

(flower) vase

1

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

2

to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve

1

ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious

2

to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)

2

breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium

1

to grasp tightly

1

to walk

8

lobby; lounge

2

rope; cord; policeman's rope

3

(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around

1

to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter

4

horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside

5

letter; missive; note; mail

2

to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get

2

follower; attendant; valet; servant

9

to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die

3

three people

4

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

2

glove; mitten; mitt

2

to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)

4

jet black

1

year; age; years; past one's prime; old age

1

20 years old; (arch.) twenty

1

plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit

1

yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)

1

a long time (since the last time); first in a long time

3

carrying voice; well-projected voice

1

to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal

1

to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off

1

with a start; with a jump

1

being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation

1

at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just

1

town; block; downtown; main street; street; road

2

no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

2

finally; in the end; on top of all that

1

with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous

1

trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern

2

romantic

1

endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint

4