jpdb beta

to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard

1

to challenge (a person) to a fight

3

oh!; oh?; my!

4

to wait and see; to see how the land lies

2

hmm; I see; hrm

2

preparing to flee

1

pole; poll

12

form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence

4

equipment; device; installation; stage setting

3

civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)

2

closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final

2

worries; cares; troubles

1

thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)

2

hair dyed brown

1

truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance

6

drying rice on a rack; rack for drying rice

1

nonstandard; substandard

1

what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement

2

brainwashing

1

or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...

2

clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)

1

royal family

2

set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo

3

cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack

1

gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance

3

maid; helper; help; assistance

5

person requiring special attention; person to be wary of; person under (police) surveillance; dangerous person

1

to leave behind; to put off; to postpone

2

to go to; to proceed to; to leave for

3

to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)

1

depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)

2

in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business

1

trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)

3

alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal

2

folding one's arms

1

local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

1

dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)

1

to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)

1

childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate

1

bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh

6

handrail; railing; banister

4

fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material

1

speech and conduct; words and deeds

2

possessed of a strong sense of duty

1

lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily

1

banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up

2

to wave one's hand

2

anchorage; anchoring; mooring

1

vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent

1

standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability

1