jpdb beta

hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff

2

spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention

1

secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen

1

talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor

3

however

3

to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand

1

three; 3

8

mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh

8

entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university

1

preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school

2

I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that

2

confinement

3

possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely

1

now; the present time; just now; another; more

2

science

3

worship; adoration; admiration; cult

1

axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem

1

false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended

1

religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity

1

to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)

1

teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine

1

concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every

2

anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside

1

to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)

1

to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back

1

-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now

7

this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately

1

genuine; authentic; true; real

1

magician; conjurer

3

accurate; correct; precise; exact

1

Zürich (Switzerland); Zurich

1

alchemist

6

suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy

1

echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound

1

I; me; you; manservant

3

to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need

1

(a) little; somewhat; somehow

1

understanding; comprehension

1

bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive

2

to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize

1

occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom

1

serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady

1

conversation

1

lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring

1

absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another

1

to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt

1

to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good

1

type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing

1

indicates question

1

listen!; you see; mind you; remember

1