jpdb beta

letter; note

6

scribbling; scrawl; hasty writing

1

warm; mild; genial

4

monme; Edo-period silver coin worth between 1/50th and 1/80th of a ryō

1

enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten

3

heartening; reassuring

1

discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference

2

leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row

1

to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match

1

(any) more; further; in addition (to this); at this stage; now; now that things have come to this

1

top floor

1

because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...

1

cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried); katsu

2

with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)

1

mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly

2

to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx

1

to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)

1

stairs; stairway; staircase

3

floor above; floor upstairs

1

to ascend; to go up; to climb

1

spiral staircase

1

higher and higher

1

on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway

1

to invite in; to show someone in

1

simple; plain; modest

1

square; rectangular

1

to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of

1

superb view; picturesque scenery

1

secret base; hideout; hidden position

2

hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...

1

plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme

2

to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)

1

on a routine basis; regularly; habitually

2

majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly

1

use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation

1

dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

8

distant place; faraway location; far away

1

enemy territory; hostile place

1

people; men and women; each person; everybody

3

inside; interior; (within) one's mind; one's soul; one's heart

2

operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking

1

use; utilization; utilisation; application

1

outer surface; outside; outward appearance; manner (with others); demeanour

2

how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how

2

unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all

2

to point at

1

pure; true; genuine; unmixed

2

muddiness; murkiness; impurity (of the world, one's heart, etc.); dakuten (diacritic indicating a voiced consonant); unrefined sake

1

belief; faith; conviction

1

to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with

2