jpdb beta

just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of

1

lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit

11

gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail

2

death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without

1

looking pale; looking unwell

1

to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else

1

once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone

6

setting a place; setting the table

1

to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with

8

to sob; to never stop crying; to cry on and on

2

employer

1

to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated

3

pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way

1

to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood

1

being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)

2

very small

1

plump; somewhat large

1

in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)

1

to ask a question; to begin to ask a question

2

to collapse; to fall down (in a heap)

1

same age

2

to stop (someone) by throwing one's arms around them; to catch (someone) in one's arms; to hold (someone) back

1

girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)

1

boarding (someone); catering; board; provided meals; cook; caterer

3

novel; original; new; innovative

2

home cooking

2

personality; character; personal appearance; gentility

4

presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch

2

cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood

1

supply; provision; raising; procurement

1

power; authority; jurisdiction

1

to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly

2

only; merely; nothing but; no more than

1

spirit of self-reliance; feeling of independence

1

lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with

1

going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another

1

minimum; at the very least

1

damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very

6

penetrating cold

1

preservation; conservation; maintenance; integrity

1

jurisdiction; control

2

to fall on one's backside; to land on one's rear

2

to begin to tremble

1

scariest; most frightening

2

to make an enemy (of); to turn (someone) into an enemy; to antagonize

2

to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)

3

(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)

1

to be found

1

abrupt; sudden

3

gentle-mannered

1