jpdb beta

rather; better

1

reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos

6

relation; relationship

9

carrying (child) under arm

1

reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for

4

not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited

1

to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)

8

by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means

7

the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual

1

silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling

1

racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious

1

in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run

1

to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for

1

very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive

1

ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml

4

that; the matter in question

4

to make merry; to be festive

1

to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear

4

sofa; couch

11

to sit (down)

3

to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing

10

to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled

9

place; situation; position; location

2

movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling

4

while; during (the time when)

3

table

7

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

1

warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money

3

hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

2

entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly

2

to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered

3

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

5

ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah

10

wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane

3

to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause

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to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled

6

to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)

1

so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here

5

idleness; lack of application; lazy study habits

3

everyone; anyone; no one

2

to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in

5

look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting

3

good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response

1

thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

2

state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth

2

in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of

10

quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like

13

other people's affairs; somebody else's problem

3

like; similar to; as with; in the same way

12

at that time; in those days; at that moment; then

2