jpdb beta

story; tale; talk; discussion

9

then; well; so; be; is

11

to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post

7

to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent

1

corner; nook; recess

2

to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)

4

to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)

15

restless; fidgety; in a hurry

1

to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched

38

continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence

2

(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service

1

to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)

8

to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)

1

evening; night; dinner

29

window

5

to hide; to conceal

25

light; illumination; glow; lamp; light

4

small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)

20

about 80%; almost certainly; mostly

1

meal; dinner; diet

34

finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little

14

to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter

9

room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable

43

hope; wish; aspiration

3

to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress

16

dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre

1

space (room, area, outer space)

1

inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)

4

six; 6

36

counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level

2

tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)

1

interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance

2

Japanese-style room

1

to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)

15

thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about

2

in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely

2

good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result

75

private; personal life; (one's) privacy

1

space; room; airspace

2

the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like

3

workroom

3

(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally

7

spacious; vast; wide

4

enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly

10

pleasant; agreeable; comfortable

1

chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)

1

arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition

1

to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)

2

to lie down; to throw oneself down

1

that is to say; so that means

8