jpdb beta

feigned ignorance; pretending not to recognize (somebody); unconcerned air; indifference

2

-like; sort of; similar to; resembling

8

whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper

3

to subsist; to keep on living

2

to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)

2

hook (high point of a song); chorus

1

person who avoids others; social outcast

1

oh; ah

3

standard measurement for the distance between pillars in the Kansai area (approx. 197 cm); Kyoto-size tatami mat (approx. 190 cm by 95 cm)

1

furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more

19

taking no notice; ignoring; not even looking at

3

to gather together

2

end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring

5

house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family

4

remedial measure; countermeasure; counter-measure; relief measure; remedy

2

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

9

really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way

4

serious; important; significant; grave; weighty

1

self-willed; (doing or saying things) to suit one's own convenience; oblivious to the convenience of others

3

pretending to be kind; self-aggrandizement under pretense of aiding another (aggrandisement, pretence)

2

to talk; to chat; to chatter

2

to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve

1

to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to

7

violence; force

4

to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)

8

sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable

7

memories; recollections; reminiscence

2

flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)

1

to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede

3

memorial service held on the seventh day following a person's death

2

succession; continuation; series; sequence

1

beer

2

sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)

1

ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)

4

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

1

end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes

11

(a) little; somewhat; somehow

10

absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming

5

house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband

1

doctor

2

crying oneself to sleep; giving up in frustration; accepting meekly; being compelled to accept a situation

1

middle of the night; dead of night

2

absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic

2

photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie

17

to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated

5

to see; to look; to watch; to try to

3

surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed

4

seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of

20

to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate

18

curt; blunt; brusque

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