jpdb beta

to be exposed to wind

1

dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot

2

joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious

1

living thing; living creature; animal; life

1

unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to

1

prompt answer; direct personal answer

2

absentmindedness; dreaminess; simpleton; fool

2

motive; incentive; motif

1

tomfoolery; foolish act; nonsense; fool; idiot

4

something; what; why; how

2

to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)

1

word; remark; statement

10

to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question

1

can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something

1

cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky

1

noble's private quarters

3

shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext

5

to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)

2

ho-ho-ho (e.g. Santa Claus)

2

court lady

1

to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate

3

entertainment (at a party); amusement; fun; trick

1

what

3

to the end; to the last

2

to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain

1

duty; obligation; responsibility

1

to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to

6

what day; how many days

1

near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal

1

just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously

2

to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes

1

to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand

2

further; above; anymore

2

to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)

3

regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected

1

we; us; I; me

2

being left out; being ostracized

1

sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake

1

detestable; abhorrent; loathsome

2

adult; grown-up

1

battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict

2

together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

5

revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing

1

bento; Japanese box lunch

1

blunt (e.g. sword); dull; lazy; cowardly; good for nothing

2

to fluff up (e.g. a futon); to retype (e.g. a letter)

2

Latin-Japanese (e.g. dictionary)

1

world; society; people; the public

1

spacious; vast; wide

1

taking care of one's health; recuperation; covering (with a protective material); coating; curing (concrete)

2